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Why worry about over-recovery: It would make a great change from being beaten up by the finance department for over-spending all the time! ************************************************************************************* Prof. Tim Reynolds, Clinical Chemistry Department, Queens Hospital, Belvedere Rd., Burton-on-Trent, STAFFORDSHIRE, DE13 0RB, UK. tel: 01283 511511 ext. 4035 fax: 01283 593064 email: [log in to unmask] alternative email for the all too frequent occasions when the NHS email connection doesn't work: [log in to unmask] ************************************************************************************** IMPORTANT: This email is intended for the use of the individual addressee(s)named above and may contain information that is confidential privileged or unsuitable for overly sensitive persons with low self-esteem, no sense of humour or irrational religious beliefs. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email is not authorized (either explicitly or implicitly) and constitutes an irritating social faux pas. Unless the word absquatulation has been used in its correct context somewhere other than in this warning, it does not have any legal or grammatical use and may be ignored. No animals were harmed in the transmission of this email, though the kelpie next door is living on borrowed time, let me tell you. Those of you with an overwhelming fear of the unknown will be gratified to learn there is no hidden message revealed by reading this backwards, so just ignore that Alert Notice from Macroshaft. However, by pouring a complete circle of salt around yourself and your computer you can ensure that no harm befalls you and your pets. If you have received this eMail in error, please add some nutmeg and egg whites, whisk, and place in a warm oven for 40 minutes. > -----Original Message----- > From: Clinical biochemistry discussion list > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Gary Mascall > Sent: 03 March 2004 17:26 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Pathology National Tariffs > > > We have been asked to do some preparatory work for the new > financial year > for primary care, using the Pathology National Tariffs. > Was anyone out there involved in providing data, as according > to the DoH > document the pricing is by Test, not Set, and having looked > at this year's > proposed figure, if we use it as a Test cost, then we would > over-recover > the department's budget almost threefold. > Has anyone else tried this, or know if they have just got the > unit wrong, > as with the older Telepath system, trying to extract Test data is a > devilish job, and I can't believe that their unit of currency > is correct. > I'll be happy if I am wrong, but then does anyone know how to get this > additional funding out of the Trust's bank account?? > > Gary Mascall > Kidderminster Hospital > > ------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/