London NHS Blood Tests Failure.

[MistyMountainHop]

bbc.com/news/articles/cvge0... If you live in London (UK), you may find this article interesting.

[mrsjsmith]

Yes I saw this yesterday. It’s affecting South London GSTT, Kings and some GP’s surgeries. And I believe issues are ongoing. All very concerning.

Colette

[Hazel33 in reply to mrsjsmith]

I also feel concerned. I had a blood test in February which said cholesterol 5 and diabetes 4.9. (Diabetic and on metformin).This week the test said cholesterol 3.5 and diabetes 4.7 (pre diabetic). Surely in such a short time the readings would not have improved. I am due a test for my CLL. Can I trust the test?

[MistyMountainHop in reply to Hazel33]

I have my CLL blood tests (last month) at Guy's cancer centre. I will email my specialist nurse. If you have a special nurse, you may want email them.......

[mrsjsmith in reply to Hazel33]

As I understand it relates to Potassium tests but as Misty… suggests it’s worth questioning with CNS/GP

Colette

[Ladylin151 in reply to Hazel33]

Your cholesterol and blood glucose change all day everyday. A number up or down from the last is not surprising and not normally any concern. How you sleep or how long you fast can make a big difference. With blood sugar a few weeks of diet changes can make a big difference. By the way, fasting longer than the minimum can make your cholesterol appear high rather than helping your cause.

[Hazel33 in reply to Ladylin151]

My blood test result caused my gp to want to increase my cholestral meds from 20mg to 80mg. I only agreed to 40mg. (thankfully)

[MistyMountainHop in reply to Hazel33]

These doctors seem very keen on pushing drugs for high cholesterol and high blood pressure........above all else. So it seems.

[Hazel33 in reply to MistyMountainHop]

Agreed it’s frightening

[Mijoed]

I’m under Kings and this happened during the run up to and during treatment. While there were delays to results and the need for blood tests prioritised, I personally didn’t have any obvious issues with result accuracy or illogical values. Over the last few months things seem to be working as normal.

[mrsjsmith in reply to Mijoed]

Snap ! Might have seen you in the waiting room or HOP then.

Colette

[kablea]

This issue, of incorrect blood readings, happened to my wife at Chesterfield Hospital last year so it is not so unusual. She was put on a program and then became underweight. They claimed this year that a machine was faulty.

[Skyshark in reply to kablea]

Individual blood tests can give incorrect results. Any blood test service will get delays if a machine fails. But this is a major systemic failure.

[Graham64]

Thanks for posting that. I will certainly remember this if I have any issues in the future.

[ChristyAnne_UK]

Thank you for sharing this article.