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Jonathan
On 9 Jul 2004, at 8:33, Robert Forrest wrote:
> Whom do you (the patient) sue when it all goes pear shaped?
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> Robert Forrest
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> Sent: 06 July 2004 13:21
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> Subject: Re: Outsourcing lab testing - URL
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> http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,2769-1166996,00.html
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> From: Mohammad Al-Jubouri <[log in to unmask]>
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> What a fantastic way to dismantle the quality and expertise that NHS
> pathology service has developed over the years. Who is the brave
> clinician/pathologist that will act on the imported test results
> without knowledge of how they are produced and which reference range
> to use?
> Pathology tests are not a commodity that can be purchased at the
> lowest possible price.
> regards
> Mohammad
>
> Wayne Bradbury <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Dear colleagues,
> You might be interested in this article from the business section of
> the most recent The Sunday Times.
>
> 'British hospital tries out scheme to outsource lab testing to India
>
> British private hospitals are examining plans to outsource their
> laboratory testing to India....
> Clinical samples have been flown to India, and the results of
> laboratory tests e-mailed back to the hospital.
> "The trials have gone very well. There have been no questions on the
> quality side, and we are just affirming the logistics......."
> ....about 40% of a typical hospital's pathology services were capable
> of being outsourced. A UK hospital could expect to have the services
> performed for 25-30% cheaper in India.
> "If you consider that the NHS spends something like £2.2 billion a
> year on pathology, then you can see that there are some very
> substantial savings to be made....." '
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> (I cannot find this article in the on-line version of The Sunday Times)
>
> Wayne Bradbury
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