💉 Phlebotomy

💷 How much is this worth to me?

This template supports claims for blood samples taken under a Local Enhanced Service (LES). To be valid for payment:

• The "Blood sample taken" box must be ticked

• Documentation must clearly show that a sample was successfully collected

Correct completion ensures:

• Accurate funding claims

• Audit-ready records

• A clear process for consent and communication

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📊 High-level overview of the specification requirements

Many LES agreements reimburse practices for blood tests taken in-house, especially where they support secondary care or long-term condition monitoring. This includes:

• GP-requested bloods

• Shared care protocols (e.g. methotrexate, lithium)

• Glucose tolerance testing (GTT)

• Community and hospital referrals

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📌 What do you need to know?

This template includes:

✅ Consent and Sample Collection

• Tick Consent given for blood test

• Tick Blood sample taken (required for payment)

• Leave unticked if the patient did not attend or blood was not taken

🧪 Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT)

• Free-text field to specify details if this was a GTT:

  • Baseline vs. post-load values

  • Timing of test

  • Reason (e.g. gestational diabetes screening)

🏥 Secondary Care Request

• Tick Yes if the bloods are in support of a hospital or specialist request

• This supports LES claims where primary care carries out investigations on behalf of secondary care

📋 Referral Pathway

Record where the patient is being referred for phlebotomy:

• Practice-based phlebotomist

• Community service

• Hospital-based phlebotomist

This section also supports workload coding and claim separation.

📱 Communication Consent

• Tick if the patient agrees to receive test results via SMS

• Enables compliant communication aligned with practice data protection policy

❌ Did Not Attend (DNA)

• Tick if the patient did not attend their phlebotomy appointment

• Use to support failed encounter documentation and rescheduling workflow

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💡 Hints and Tips

• Only tick "Blood sample taken" if the sample was actually drawn — this drives payment

• Use OneDiary or follow-up templates alongside this for tracking next test due dates

• For shared care drugs, link this template with structured monitoring templates (e.g. methotrexate)

• Consider batch entry if multiple patients are seen in a phlebotomy session for audit purposes