Doctors call for more guidance after the NHS in England and Wales stops all non-urgent blood tests.
One woman, Alison Webb, told the BBC earlier this week that she cannot have her yearly thyroid and cholesterol checked due to the shortages - and her tests are already overdue by four months.image captionBut doctors have said the guidance issued to them is vague, and it is not always easy to decide what tests are essential.
"However, if we don't try to follow the NHS guidance, it's clear we will get to the point where even the most clinically urgent of blood tests may not be able to be done as we simply won't have the tubes for the blood to go into." Another GP, Dr Farah Jameel, from north London, said: "There will be some patients who absolutely must have blood tests, and I have got to make that decision and seek understanding from patients who perhaps could wait a bit longer."
On Thursday, the NHS warned supply was "forecasted to become even more constrained over the coming weeks".
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