The section on the cost of tests is certainly interesting reading, thanks for pointing this out Jonathan.
Cholesterol: POCT £8.00 vs Lab £4.20
Fasting glucose: POCT £8.00 vs Lab £6.20
Creatinine: POCT not stated. Lab £0.70
In practice, labs will struggle to recover more than £1.42 for each of these tests as this is the current DoH national tariff for Biochemistry tests (without adjustment for local market force factor).
Wayne Bradbury
Cumberland Infirmary
Carlisle
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Subject: Putting prevention first: vascular checks, risk assessment and management; impact assessment : Department of Health - Publications
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Legislation/
Regulatoryimpactassessment/DH_091697
Fascinating, including some cost-effectiveness analysis based on cost
including laboratory costs. I've never read one of these before.
Jonathan
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