Table 4
Laboratory activity relating to allergy and communications practices
| Mean | Range | Mean no/106population surveyed | Aberdeen | Belfast | Birmingham City | Birmingham Heartlands | Bristol | Cardiff | Derriford | Guildford and Frimley | Hull | Leeds | Manchester | Newcastle | Oxford | Path Links | Preston | St Helier | Sheffield | Southampton | |
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| This table shows the numbers of consultant programmed activities, laboratory tests, turnaround times, and communication practices of centres as indicated. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CPD, continued professional development; GP, general practitioner; pa, per annum. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Population (millions) | 1.8 | 0.65–3.5 | – | 0.75 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2 | 2 | 2.1 | 2 | 0.65 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 1 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 2 | ∼1.5 |
| No of consultant PAs/week spent | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Laboratory care | 4.4 | 1.5–10 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 3 | 4 | 1.5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3.5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Non-allergy patients | 2.8 | 0.1–7 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0.1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3.5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1.5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Teaching/research/admin/CPD | 3.2 | 0.5–7 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3 | 2.75 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2.5 | 6 | 0.5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| No of lab allergy tests done pa | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total serum IgE concentration | 2948 | 582–7318 | 1658 | 2969 | 7318 | 809 | 2179 | 582 | 3723 | 1900 | 2684 | 2755 | 5591 | 7057 | 1617 | 730 | 2185 | 3180 | 1481 | 4100 | 2206 |
| Allergen specific IgE tests | 10943 | 1920–27000 | 6155 | 15461 | 23633 | 1920 | 2986 | 3946 | 14445 | 4200 | 11745 | 7823 | 17522 | 24306 | 5630 | 3900 | 5287 | 16580 | 5097 | 27000 | 5490 |
| Turnaround (days) and letters | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total + allergen specific IgE tests | 5.4 | 2–7 | 3.0 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| Clinic letters | 9.5 | 5–30 | 5.1 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 10 | – | 5 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| Letters dictated with patient present? | Path Links and Manchester | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | – | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | ||
| GP letter routinely copied to patient? | In 6 centres = 12.7 million | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | – | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | ||
