Background Laboratory testing is an integral diagnostic tool, contributing to 70% of
diagnoses in the NHS today. Its use has been steadily increasing despite estimates that≤ …

Background Rates of blood testing have increased over the past two decades. Reasons for
testing cannot easily be extracted from electronic health record databases. Aim To explore …

Background Rates of blood testing have increased over the past two decades. Reasons for
testing cannot easily be extracted from electronic health record databases. Aim To explore …

Background The number of blood tests done in primary care has been increasing over the
past 20 years. Some estimates suggest that up to one-quarter of these tests may not have …

Objectives: To describe the reasons UK general practitioners (GPs) give for taking blood,
and to examine if high and low testing GPs differ in the reasons given. Methods: Cross …

Background Rates of blood testing are rising with significant geographical variability. Most
research into diagnostic testing focuses on the role of tests in diagnostic decision-making …

Primary care use of laboratory tests in Northern Ireland’s Western Health and Social Care Trust:
a cross-sectional study | BMJ Open Skip to main content Viewing from: Google Indexer BMJ …

Rationale, aims and objectives Venous blood tests are important for clinical decision
making. Most errors in blood testing are due to human errors before the blood samples …

‘I guess I’ll wait to hear’: a qualitative study of communication of blood test results in primary
care Page 1 Accepted Manuscript British Journal of General Practice ‘I guess I’ll wait to hear’ …

Background Laboratory testing forms an important part of diagnostic investigation in modern
medicine; however, the overuse of 'routine blood tests' can result in significant potential …