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‘We don’t need to check it, but we do check it’: a qualitative study of the views of primary care healthcare professionals on blood test monitoring in three long-term conditions

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Key takeaways

This study asked doctors why they order certain blood tests for patients with long-term conditions like kidney disease. It is a discussion of practice, not a test of a new treatment. There are no new medical results here, just insights on how care is delivered.

Who did this work

Rachel O’Donnell · Alice Malpass · Clare Thomas · Martha Maria Christine Elwenspoek · Jessica Watson · Penny F. Whiting · Tracey J. Stone

Source

Article · OpenAlex, CKD works · 2026-10-06
https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpo.2026.0075