Reducing unnecessary preoperative testing by asking doctors to do their own phlebotomy

Reducing unnecessary preoperative testing remains a pressing concern for general practitioners in the UK, and their practices, which often host this activity.1A universal constant that I discuss with GPs in training is that a doctor will request fewer blood tests if they are asked to do their own phlebotomy. Is it now economically and ecologically reasonable for the general practice to decline requests to host this work if only to prompt some quality reflection from the clinical team requesting the tests?
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