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Point of Care Testing Trial Report - Executive Summary

The Point of Care Testing (PoCT) in General Practice Trial was an Australian Government funded multi-centre, cluster randomised controlled trial (RCT), to investigate and evaluate the safety, clinical effectiveness cost effectiveness and satisfaction of PoCT in a general practice environment. This is the executive summary of the Point of Care Testing Trial Report

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Point of Care Testing in general practice: trial final report, January 2009



Prepared on behalf of the Trial Management and Evaluation Group by:
Caroline Laurence
Angela Gialamas
Lisa Yelland
Tanya Bubner
Briony Glastonbury
Justin Beilby
and Members of the Evaluation Working Group

Prepared on behalf of the PoCT Device Group by:
Mark Shephard

Prepared on behalf of RCPA Quality Assurance Programs Pty Ltd by:
Janice Gill

The Point of Care Testing in General Practice Trial was funded by the
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing

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