title: A cautionary tale: Unforeseen consequences of lean processing in a blood sciences laboratory.
authors.affiliation: Department of Blood Sciences, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter EX2 5DW, UK. Electronic address: mandy.perry@nhs.net.
authors.forename: Mandy
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Perry
authors.affiliation: Department of Blood Sciences, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter EX2 5DW, UK. Electronic address: john.oconnor1@nhs.net.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.affiliation: Department of Blood Sciences, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter EX2 5DW, UK. Electronic address: alan.james1@nhs.net.
authors.forename: Alan J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: James
authors.affiliation: Department of Blood Sciences, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter EX2 5DW, UK. Electronic address: adrian.cudmore@nhs.net.
authors.forename: Adrian P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Cudmore
authors.affiliation: Department of Blood Sciences, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter EX2 5DW, UK. Electronic address: aled.lewis@nhs.net.
authors.forename: Aled V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.affiliation: Department of Blood Sciences, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter EX2 5DW, UK. Electronic address: maurice.salzmann@nhs.net.
authors.forename: Maurice B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Salzmann
authors.affiliation: Department of Blood Sciences, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter EX2 5DW, UK; Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Exeter Medical School, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4SB, UK. Electronic address: timothy.mcdonald@nhs.net.
authors.forename: Timothy J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: McDonald
mesh_terms: D001769:Blood; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin
keywords: Centrifugation; Glycated haemoglobin; HbA1c