Why Test study protocol: a UK-wide audit using the Primary Care Academic CollaboraTive (PACT) to explore the reasons for primary care testing

Journal article

PACT offers a unique opportunity to extract clinical data which cannot otherwise be obtained. Understanding the indications for tests will help identify priority areas for research to optimise testing and patient safety in primary care.

Authors: Burrell, A; Duncan, P; Bennett-Britton, I; Hodgson, S; Merriel, SW

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Royal College of General Practitioners
• Journal: British Journal of General Practice Open
• Volume: 6
• Issue: 3
• Pages: BJGPO.2022.0017-BJGPO.2022.0017
• Publication date: 2022-05-04
• DOI: 10.3399/bjgpo.2022.0017
• EISSN: 2398-3795
• ISSN: 2398-3795
• Language: English
• Keywords: Pact; Computer science; Family medicine; Medicine; Business; Medical emergency; Electronic records; Audit; Nursing; Health care; Workload; Protocol (science); Alternative medicine; Primary care; Test (biology)