Point-of-care testing in UK primary care: a survey to establish clinical needs

A number of point-of-care diagnostic tests are commercially available in the UK, however, not much is known regarding GPs’ desire for these tests or the clinical areas of interest. We sought to establish for which conditions point-of-care tests (POCTs) would be most helpful to UK GPs for diagnosis, reduction of referrals, and monitoring of chronic conditions. A total of 1635 regionally representative GPs were invited to complete an online...