Lancashire Teaching Hospitals have been providing a FIT service for some time and the CCGs pay via the Direct Access Contract. Martin From: Clinical biochemistry discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mohammad Al-Jubouri Sent: 01 May 2018 08:31 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Implementing DG30 Dear All, As you are aware NICE DG30 recommends using FIT testing for symptomatic primary care patients: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/dg30/chapter/1-Recommendations Now some of our GPs request that this test be made available for them on the ICE system, have any of you implemented this test either by doing it in house or as a send away test? How is it being funded? Any information regarding this will be greatly appreciated. Regards, Mohammad Dr. M. A. Al-Jubouri MBChB, FRCP Edin, FRCPath Consultant Chemical Pathologist Clinical Director of Pathology St. Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals [Description: Description: Description: HSJ logo (2)] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Virus Scanned and Verified by St Helens and Knowsley Health Informatics --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: This email may contain confidential and/or proprietary information some or all of which may be legally privileged. It is for the intended recipient only. If any addressing or transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the author by replying to this e mail and destroy any copies. If you are not the intended recipient you must not use, disclose, distribute, copy, print, or rely on this email. The information contained in this email may be subject to public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Unless the information is legally exempt from disclosure, the confidentiality of this email AND YOUR REPLY cannot be guaranteed. ------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 Green Laboratories Work http://www.laboratorymedicine.nhs.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/ This message and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the individual(s) addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error then please note that disclosing, copying, distributing or retaining this message or any part of it is strictly prohibited. Please notify the sender immediately and delete it from your system. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The Trust accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted with this e-mail, so although it has been virus checked before transmission, the recipient should also check for the presence of viruses. The information contained in this email may be subject to public disclosure under the NHS Code of Openness or the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Unless the information is legally exempt from disclosure, the confidentiality of this email and any subsequent reply cannot be guaranteed. http://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.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 Green Laboratories Work http://www.laboratorymedicine.nhs.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/