I think this is a balance of risk. The clinical risk of not having access to a meter outweighs the contrived risk from IG.
Tail wagging the dog springs to mind.
David Ryder, Point of Care Testing Coordinator
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
Furness General Hospital
Dalton Lane
Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 4LF
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-----Original Message-----
From: ACB Point-of-Care Testing [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Theresa Hornsby
Sent: 17 August 2017 09:35
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Subject: Re: Glucose meters
Hi Jayne,
The reason given to me is that a nurse who works on Ward A, and had access to the glucose meters, could go to visit a family member in A&E and look up the glucose result for that family member on the A&E meter as they would have barcode access to the A&E meter!
What result a staff member accesses on the actual meter is not tracked.
Hopefully I will have enough evidence from other sites to be allowed to continue as we are now - with trained staff being able to use all the meters.
Thanks,
Theresa
POCT Coordinator
NNUH
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