Should prospective NHS employees have routine blood counts?
The results of pre-employment haematological screening from 958 prospective National Health Service (NHS) workers were reviewed. Although many abnormalities were found, few were judged to be clinically significant. In only one case did the examination affect employment. Haematological screening is an unnecessary part of the pre-employment medical assessment of prospective NHS employees.
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D000328:Adult; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D004651:Employment; D006302:Health Services Research; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000592:standards*; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom