Haematology laboratory workload in South Thames in 1996 and 1999
| 1996 (average month minus total 1996 workload divided by 12) | 1999 (March) | |
|---|---|---|
| OOH, out of hours. | ||
| Total requests | 260 899 | 287 736 (10% increase) |
| Range | 2759–25 833 (9 fold) | 1768–27 287 (15 fold) |
| OOH requests | 27 067 | 39 167 (45% increase) |
| Range | 74–3833 (52 fold) | 197–7425 (38 fold) |
| Total tests | 431 559 | 621 709 (44% increase) |
| Range | 6072–53 185 (9 fold) | 2705–74 523 (28 fold) |
| Total tests/acute bed | 32.17–109.9 (3.4 fold) | 33.81–91.76 (2.7 fold) |
| OOH tests | 34 083 | 71 734 (110% increase) |
| Range | 504–3500 (7 fold) | 378–8181 (22 fold) |
| OOH tests/acute bed | 1.67–8.67 (5.2 fold) | 2.34–16.86 (7.2 fold) |
| OOH tests/acute admission | N/A | 0.4–3.194 (7.9 fold) |