Why Test study featured by University of Bristol’s Centre for Academic Primary Care

Why Test has recently been featured in a press release by the Centre of Academic Primary Care at the University of Bristol:

An audit of blood tests in UK GP practices has found that 6.2% of test results led to a new diagnosis or confirmation of a diagnosis, and abnormal or borderline results were common with only around a quarter (26.6%) of patients having results in the normal range.

Authors of the University of Bristol-led study, published in the British Journal of General Practice, say that while these findings may be unsurprising to clinicians, they may be concerning or confusing to patients, especially when accessing results online.

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Stephen J Woolford

PACT Communications Lead