Blood tests
I read recently that Roche had problems at their new UK warehouse which was impacting on the NHS. This morning my husband has been warned that his regular blood test, as a result of his Prostate Cancer and due next next week, could be cancelled but that my own weekly tests should still be processed due to the severity of my condition. Not sure if this impacts on any of our members but here are links to my local newspaper's article and a further article I found which goes into more depth.
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My six-monthly blood tests were cancelled in March, and last months' have been "put on hold". Not due to lack of testing items, but because "there are no qualified phlebotomists currently working". It doesn't help matters that our GP surgery is still closed, as it has been since early March.
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Its the same with my regular 3 month appointments with the diabetic nurse and podiatrist which have not happened since late January at our surgery. |
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Taf and denphone.
It must be so worrying when you have no GP to contact and health checks are put on hold. I thought that all practices were doing the same as ours. Having to rely on the 111 set up just wouldn't fill me with much reasurance but I understand that more Doctors are to be used rather than the current total reliance on tick box scripts. I seems my husband and I have been quite lucky with our GP/Consutants doing phone and video appointments for my conditions and John's Asthma and cancer checkups. John had an elevated PSA test 2 weeks ago and, as a result, his Consultant did a phone assessment and arranged a repeat test for next week. When he got s letter this morning warning him the test would be cancelled he contacted his Specialist Nurse on the phone and his blood test is now marked urgent. |
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