However, the requirements of this Regulation shall continue to apply to clinical or commercial pathology laboratories which do not have health care (i.e. care and treatment of patients) or the promotion of public health as their primary purpose.

To raise Nation-wide awareness of internationally agreed normative documents of relevance, namely the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) Workshop Agreement, ISO 15793:2011 Laboratory biorisk management, ISO 15189:2007 Medical laboratories — Particular requirements for quality and competence, ISO 15190:2003 Medical laboratories — Requirements for safety, ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories, ISO 9001:2008 Quality management systems — Requirements, as well as ISO 14001:2004 Environmental management systems — Requirements with guidance for use, involving national health ...[+++] policy makers as well as laboratory managers and staff who are encouraged to commit to a transparent and accountable culture of biosafety, biosecurity and laboratory quality systems.

Another problem facing modern medicine, in relation to the treatment of mental disorders, is that symptomatic treatment merely eliminates the symptoms but fails to provide an effective cure.

Comprises services provided by doctors, nurses and paramedical and similar personnel, as well as laboratory and similar services, whether rendered remotely or on-site.

In order to reduce the economic and social impact of cancer screening it is therefore necessary to assess which sections of the population are most at risk of each disease covered by the programme, whilst at the same time carrying out a broad information campaign, aimed at educating people not to be afraid of self-examination (feeling the breasts, carefully observing traces of blood in faeces and urine, etc) and to consult a doctor if they find anything dubious.

In countries where the health care system calls directly on specialists to cope with genetic diseases, the machinery for dealing with such diseases has developed in a more piecemeal way, and laboratory services have sprung up alongside various university departments and general pathology and biochemistry units.