Workload, organisation, and cost of heamatology laboratory out of hours services

摘要

Background-The cost of out of hours services makes up a considerable pro- portion of the total laboratory budget and this has encouraged haematologists to examine workload patterns and the organ- isation and cost of out of hours services. Aim-to review current levels of out of Hours workload and examine the organis- Ation and cost of the service in the South Thames region. Method-Data collection was by question- Naire and data analysis by Microsoft Excel.