You can already 'find out your blood group' for free and get a cup of tea
into the bargain - just give blood!
Caroline Jagger
Royal Preston Hospital
-----Original Message-----
From: Janice Still [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 10 December 2002 12:48
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: POCT in the community
A colleague informs me that you can now get kits to
"find out your blood group" in Boots. Why?? Are they
going into the DIY transfusion service? Also PSA kits
- presumably no counselling before you buy, no advice
on the implications of a positive and the false sense
of security if the test is negative. Does anyone else
feel that some form of regulation should be required
before such potentially dangerous kits are let loose
on the general public?
Jan
=====
<P>Mrs. Jan Still,</P>
<P>POCT Manager,</P>
<P>Watford General Hospital,</P>
<P>Watford, Herts.</P>
<P>WD18 0HB Tel - 01923-217998.</P>
<P>The views expressed in this document are entirely personal and do not
reflect the official policy of West Herts NHS Hospitals Trust.</P>
<P> </P>
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Everything you'll ever need on one web page
from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts
http://uk.my.yahoo.com
This message and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended
solely for the individual(s) addressed. If you have received this e-mail in
error, disclosing, copying, distributing or retaining this message or any
part of it is strictly prohibited; please notify the sender immediately and
delete it from your system. Any views or opinions presented are solely those
of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Lancashire Teaching
Hospitals NHS Trust. The Trust accepts no liability for any damage caused by
any virus transmitted with this e-mail, so although virus checked before
transmission, the recipient should also check for the presence of viruses.
|