"I’m an avid watcher of the BBC2 fly-on-the-wall documentary Hospital. On the show, 'the lab' is referenced quite often, but the term 'pathology' is never used. Why not?"

Changing the Perception of Pathology

Pathologists need to reach out to the general public – and the earlier, the better

By Hayley Pincott, Associate Practitioner in Oral Pathology at University Dental Hospital, Cardiff, UK

  I’m an avid watcher of the BBC2 fly-on-the-wall documentary Hospital. On the show, “the lab” is referenced quite often, but the term “pathology” is never used. Why not? And could a small change like using the word “pathology” start the ball rolling in making others aware of how much we are involved in healthcare? And could a small change like using the word “pathology” start the ball rolling in making others aware of how much we are involved in healthcare?