Practice variation in the use of tests in UK primary care: a retrospective analysis of 16 million tests performed over 3.3 million patient years in 2015/16

<strong>Background</strong> The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) is currently subject to unprecedented financial strain. The identification of unnecessary healthcare resource use has been suggested to reduce spending. However, there is little very research quantifying wasteful test use...

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Main Authors: O'Sullivan, J, Stevens, S, Oke, J, Hobbs, F, Salisbury, C, Little, P, Goldacre, B, Bankhead, C, Aronson, J, Heneghan, C, Perera, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2018