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Many thanks for this David, that is really useful. I presume you run the test 24/7? Kind regards Avril Avril Wayte Consultant Biochemist BCUHB Clinical Director for Clinical Biochemistry RCPath Chair of Clinical Science Committee Honorary Lecturer Prifysgol Bangor University 01248 384262 From: KENNEDY, David (GATESHEAD HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST) [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 20 December 2018 11:23 To: Avril Wayte (BCUHB - Pathology); [log in to unmask] Subject: RE: NTproBNP in Secondary Care for Acute Heart Failure Hi Avril, Our laboratory also serves 3 labs in North East England with a similar population coverage as yours. As part of agreed SLAs, we have accepted NT pro-BNP requests on all 3 hospital sites for acute heart failure since the NICE guidelines came out in 2014. Our workload is approximately 820 per month of which about 20% is secondary care. Hope this helps. David Dr David Kennedy PhD FRCPath EuSpLM Consultant Clinical Biochemist Head of Biochemistry | South of Tyne and Wear Clinical Pathology Services Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust | QE Hospital | Sheriff Hill | Gateshead |NE9 6SX T: 0191 445 6511 | E: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> | www.qegateshead.nhs.uk<http://www.qegateshead.nhs.uk/> [SoTWCPS Logo][cid:image005.jpg@01CFE86E.58FD8510] From: Clinical biochemistry discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Avril Wayte (BCUHB - Pathology) Sent: 20 December 2018 09:15 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: NTproBNP in Secondary Care for Acute Heart Failure Dear colleagues I would be grateful to pick your collective brains please? Are any of you offering NTproBNP (or even BNP) in secondary care, looking for acute heart failure? We have a directive suggesting that we offer this service, even though at present we only offer the test for chronic heart failure in the community. The trouble is we have no idea of the scale of this, and what size of workload we might expect. Does anyone have experience of this? We are a population of 700,000 covered by 3 laboratories. Thanks in advance and merry Christmas to you all! Avril Avril Wayte Consultant Biochemist BCUHB Clinical Director for Clinical Biochemistry RCPath Chair of Clinical Science Committee Honorary Lecturer Prifysgol Bangor University 01248 384262 ________________________________ Cymraeg Rhybudd Ebost (2010) - Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Betsi Cadwaladr Fe'ch cynghorir i ddarllen rhybydd ebost Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Betsi Cadwaladr (a'i argraffu er mwyn cyfeirio ato yn y dyfodol). Gellir dod o hyd iddo yn y lleoliad canlynol http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/861/tudalen/47230 English Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board - Email Notice (2010) You are advised to read (and print for future reference) the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board e-mail notice which can be found at this location http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/861/page/47229 Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is the operational name of Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board ------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 who posts and they are solely responsible for all message content. The ACB does not monitor posts. 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/ ------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 who posts and they are solely responsible for all message content. The ACB does not monitor posts. 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/