Request 1

Please advise whether you currently pay for GP direct access pathology:

- on a block contract basis; or,

- an average price per test overall; or,

- an average price per test by specialty (eg £x for chemistry, £y for microbiology); 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 

Response 1

Rotherham CCG pay - an average price per test by specialty (eg £x for chemistry, £y for microbiology).