We are receiving an increasing number of requests from AMH via GPs from patients undergoing private fertility work. Obviously we are not funded to undertake such work but in the past, there has been the odd time when we have forwarded a specimen for AMH to a private lab and invoiced the patient directly.
I am not very comfortable with this approach for a number of reasons (not least the logistics involved in chasing individual patients for payment) and I wondered what approach list members took with requests such as this. Whilst the natural response is to want to help and accomodate such requests I wonder whether it would be more sensible just to inform GPs that we are not able to help with such requests and that the patient must contact the clinic for advice and assistance?
I would be happy to collate responses - many thanks in advance
Louise Tilbrook
Principal Clinical Scientist
Dept of Clinical Biochemistry
Mid Essex Hospitals NHS Trust
Chelmsford
CM1 7ET
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