Hi everyone
I realise this is something of an old chestnut and the adverse effects
of delay have been discussed to death. Despite that there does not seem
to be any consensus or robust evidence as to what is an acceptable time
from vein to centrifuge.
We are making some progress with one of our PCTs and are looking for
benchmark data to support their case for funding two pickups per day
from practices. The improvement aims to achieve a maximum 4 hours
between phlebotomy and arrival of the sample at the laboratory.
What do other laboratories actually achieve?
Thanks
Richard Stott
Principal Clinical Scientist,
Biochemistry,
Doncaster & Bassetlaw hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
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