Health professionals perceptions of disintermediated pathology service Survey

1. Are you aware of any patients that have had laboratory tests done directly by attending a private laboratory or clinic?

Are you aware of any patients that have had laboratory tests done directly by attending a private laboratory or clinic? Yes

2. If so how and for which tests?

If so how and for which tests?

3. Are you aware of any of your patients using home testing kits obtained from pharmacies or online?

Are you aware of any of your patients using home testing kits obtained from pharmacies or online? Yes

4. If so for which tests and how did they obtain them?

If so for which tests and how did they obtain them?

5. Approximately what percentage of your patients have researched their health issues before attending the clinic?

Approximately what percentage of your patients have researched their health issues before attending the clinic? 0-10%

11-40%

41-60%

61-80%

81-100%

6. What percentage of patients would you say use the internet to research their health issues?

What percentage of patients would you say use the internet to research their health issues? 0-10%

11-40%

41-60%

61-80%

81-100%

7. Of the patients that conduct research into their health, are their findings generally accurate?

Of the patients that conduct research into their health, are their findings generally accurate? Yes

8. What type of research do your patients conduct?

What type of research do your patients conduct? Symptoms

Treatments

Which laboratory tests may be needed/ useful

How to interpret laboratory tests

Other (please specify)

9. Do you think that the rise in health information available to patients with technologies such as the internet is a good thing? Explain

Do you think that the rise in health information available to patients with technologies such as the internet is a good thing? Explain

10. Does the large amount of health information available to patients these days make your job easier or more difficult?

Does the large amount of health information available to patients these days make your job easier or more difficult?

11. Are there circumstances where it would be advantageous for patients to access pathology tests directly or is it always important that they visit the GP first?

Are there circumstances where it would be advantageous for patients to access pathology tests directly or is it always important that they visit the GP first?

12. What is your opinion of direct laboratory testing?

What is your opinion of direct laboratory testing?

13. Do you think that direct laboratory testing would be advantageous in the case of sexually transmitted disease testing where patients may be too embarrassed to visit their family GP?

Do you think that direct laboratory testing would be advantageous in the case of sexually transmitted disease testing where patients may be too embarrassed to visit their family GP?

14. Do you think that direct laboratory testing would be advantageous in the case of chronic illnesses such as diabetes where regular testing is required?

Do you think that direct laboratory testing would be advantageous in the case of chronic illnesses such as diabetes where regular testing is required?

15. Direct to consumer predictive testing is available to patients in the USA. What is your opinion of this service?

Direct to consumer predictive testing is available to patients in the USA. What is your opinion of this service?

16. What is your opinion of a health screening service being offered directly by a laboratory?

What is your opinion of a health screening service being offered directly by a laboratory?

17. What is your opinion of online pharamcies?

What is your opinion of online pharamcies?

18. Boots the chemist in the UK now provide a chlamydia testing service directly to customers. Whats your opinion of this?

Boots the chemist in the UK now provide a chlamydia testing service directly to customers. Whats your opinion of this?

19. Boots the chemist in the UK now also sell a paternity testing kit to customers. What is your opinion of this?

Boots the chemist in the UK now also sell a paternity testing kit to customers. What is your opinion of this?

20. What services do you think that GP's can offer that direct laboratory testing can't?

What services do you think that GP's can offer that direct laboratory testing can't?

21. Is there any other comments you'd like to leave about direct to consumer pathology testing?

Is there any other comments you'd like to leave about direct to consumer pathology testing?

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