Business Insider - A supply chain issue has meant that blood test tubes haven’t been able to reach the UK.
- This has meant doctors have been told only to perform emergency blood tests.
- One doctor told Insider that this is causing “huge anxiety” amongst the medical community.
The UK is running out of blood test tubes, causing some sectors of the National Health Service (NHS) to grind to a halt.
As a result, non-urgent blood tests have had to be suspended, appointments canceled, and patients and doctors alike are concerned.
One of the problems is that the NHS relies on a single supplier, Becton Dickinson (BD), for their testing tubes.
