Flu Vaccination and Blood Test Cancellations Debate
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Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston
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Flu Vaccination and Blood Test Cancellations
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Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston (Non-Afl)
That takes me back to campaigning 20 years ago. It is nice to see the noble Lord.
At the end of August I received a text from NHS-NoReply:
“Due to a global shortage of blood bottles, we are unable to provide routine blood tests until further notice”.
If, as the Minister says, this shortage has been overcome in the intervening weeks, will he ensure that GP surgeries send out text messages on a similar line saying, “This is no longer a problem. Will people therefore come for their routine blood tests?”