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Nhs available blood test

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suzanne098
suzanne098

Hi, I have low autoimmunity and asked go for vitamin and mineral deficiency test.

I researched online on which gives nhs available tests. Vit a and c were included, but gp said these couldn't be included. Would be grateful if anyone can explain this descrepancy. Thank you Suzanne

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  • jenny19687
    jenny19687 suzanne098

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    I've had a situation where I was denied what the NHS website said was available. I called up NHS England and they said to have a chat with the practice manager and ask what guidelines they where following. This worked. Sometimes surgeries are just trying to cost cut and bank on patients not knowing what they are entitled to. However I would also research into whether you qualify for the tests rather than they just being available. 

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