Implementation of point-of-care HbA1C instruments into community pharmacies: Initial development of a pathway for robust community testing.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Point-of-care (POC) analysers in community settings can provide opportunistic and regular HbA1c monitoring. Community pharmacies in NHS Scotland are utilised by populations at greatest risk of type two diabetes (T2D). This study describes initial development of an HbA1c pathway using a POC analyser in community pharmacies.

Methods

The Abbott Afinion analyser was compared in (i) NHS Tayside's Blood Sciences Service and (ii) community pharmacies from four Scottish Health Boards. A side by side comparison with standard operating procedures for HbA1c quantification using 80 T2D patient venous samples. The machine was implemented into 11 community pharmacies and 144 samples obtained from patients for comparison to their recent laboratory HbA1c. Four focus groups examin

SUBMITTER: Radley A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11337724 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature