About The Benchmarking Partnership
The Benchmarking Partnership (TBP) was founded as a collaboration between data specialists Highbury Analytical, and healthcare consultancy firm Beeston Consulting, initially to expand the scope of the UK-focused benchmarking work internationally. As at 2025, TBP have successfully delivered benchmarking programmes and related consultancy projects in Australia, New Zealand, USA, and continental Europe, as well as throughout the UK.
The National Pathology Benchmarking Programme is the only national benchmarking programme for Pathology in the UK that delivers a meaningful comparison between similar laboratories based on size, complexity, and service delivery model, using a relevant "apples with apples" methodology for consistently counting and comparing activity, workforce, and cost.
Whilst the National Pathology Benchmarking Programme has become an essential tool to help NHS laboratories evaluate the performance of their service against comparable peers, better understand where they might be able to generate effeciency savings, and identify further opportunities for growth, the Demand Optimisation programme has a proven track record of contributing towards significant cost savings to both laboratory and the wider healthcare environment through more appropriate and effective use of Pathology services in Primary care.
TBP also have a strong commitment to research, with significant contributions towards a number of published papers over the past 15 years, particular in the area of appropriate and effective use of testing for management of patients with Diabetes.
TBP are also able to offer bespoke analytical, reporting, and consultancy services related to Pathology data, building on over two decades of experience working almost exclusively in this field. We know and understand Pathology, and have a proven track record working with Pathology data.
For further information on any of our programmes please visit our Home page We're also always happy to speak with you via Teams, with absolutely no obligation to commit. We don't employ a sales and marketing team, we just have people who are passionate about Pathology who are happy to share our work with you, so if you'd like to know more about the work we do and the services we provide, please contact us at info@pathology.support