Table 4 Obstacles to introduction of POCT and sources of current POCT funding in units
From: Point-of-care testing in Paediatric settings in the UK and Ireland: a cross-sectional study
Obstacles currently existing to the use of POCT | n | % of 158 responses |
Difficulties with funding | 72 | 45.6% |
Evidence is lacking for POCT | 33 | 20.9% |
Nobody will take responsibility for the governance of the test | 20 | 12.7% |
Nobody has time to perform the quality control testing | 16 | 10.1% |
Other | 12 | 7.6% |
Nobody has time to run the test | 5 | 3.2% |
Total | 158 | 100% |
Sources of current POCT funding | % of 98 responses | |
All funded as part of ongoing service with sustainable longterm funding | 81 | 82.7% |
Some funded using temporary fund as part of a service evaluation | 10 | 10.2% |
Some funded through charitable funding and/or donations | 5 | 5.1% |
Some funded as part of an industry sponsored trial | 1 | 1% |
Other | 1 | 1% |
Total | 98 | 100% |