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I think it is a dangerous policy to take blood from a patient supposedly for a doctor when you don't know what the doctor requested. How do you know the patient has got it right let alone is a legitimate patient? Dr Mike Wheeler Consultant Clinical Scientist Department of Chemical Pathology St Thomas' Hospital London SE1 7EH Tel: 020 7928 9292 Ext 2387 Fax: 020 7928 4226 London SE1 7EH Tell: +44 (0)171 928 9292 Ext 2387 Fax +44 (0)171 928 4226 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clare Ford" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: 27 March 2003 10:05 Subject: No Request Form > I would be interested to discover the policy that other labs have when > patients arrive at the phlebotomy clinic without a request form? In > particular, if the patient's doctor cannot be contacted is a request form > completed and blood taken based on historical requesting patterns and > discussion with the patient? If so is patient consent documented in these > circumstances? > > ------ACB discussion List Information-------- > This is an open discussion list for the academic and clinical > community working in clinical biochemistry. > Please note, archived messages are public and can be viewed > via the internet. Views expressed are those of the individual and > they are responsible for all message content. > > ACB Web Site > http://www.acb.org.uk > List Archives > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ACB-CLIN-CHEM-GEN.html > List Instructions (How to leave etc.) > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/ > ------ACB discussion List Information-------- This is an open discussion list for the academic and clinical community working in clinical biochemistry. Please note, archived messages are public and can be viewed via the internet. Views expressed are those of the individual and they are responsible for all message content. ACB Web Site http://www.acb.org.uk List Archives http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ACB-CLIN-CHEM-GEN.html List Instructions (How to leave etc.) http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/