GP direct access pathology prices
Dear NHS Ashford Clinical Commissioning Group,
Please advise whether you currently pay for GP direct access pathology on a block contract basis, an average price per test, or a specific price per test. If the latter, please advise the price currently paid for each of the following tests:
Full blood count
U&E profile*
Liver function test profile*
Parathyroid hormone
Ferritin, or TSAT
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen
Hepatitis C
HIV
Aluminium
Cholesterol
HBa1c
Folate deficiency
Vitamin B12
Vitamin D
Blood culture
IV antibiotic tests
* if parameters priced separately:
Urea
Electrolytes
Creatinine
Bicarbonate
Calcium
Phosphate
Alkaline Phosphatase
Albumin
Yours faithfully,
hugh risebrow
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NHS Ashford CCG FOI.16.ASH146
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Dear Mr Risebrow
Please find attached the responses to your recent Freedom of Information
requests on behalf of the Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) listed
below. The references for your requests are shown alongside.
NHS Ashford CCG FOI.16.ASH146
Kind regards
Jade
Freedom of Information Team
South East CSU
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Road, Ashford, TN23 1PP
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