Fraserburgh GP Deluged by 37 Urine Jars, Clinic Bans Rogue Samples

Fraserburghâs Saltoun Surgery, battered by 37 unexpected urine jars in a week, now bans all unrequested samplesâstaff must specifically ask. Why do GPs restrict urine testing? Can patients bring urine samples without notice? âWe are no longer able to accept urine samples unless they have been specifically requested by the practice,â the clinic declared, after their reception desk resembled a potion shop for the bewildered.
Saltoun Surgeryâs new urine embargo follows a recent surge: jars arrived like clockwork from anonymous sources, clogging NHS resources and staff calendars. What happens if you hand in an unrequested sample? Does the NHS test every urine sample? Each rogue jar consumed hoursâand, as the British Medical Association noted, ârequires time and medical supplies to test in practice,â a phrase now echoing among local postal carriers who fear the next yellow wave.
Last week, Saltoun Surgery received so many unsolicited urine jars that the NHS considered installing a sorting hatâpatients are now only to submit samples on explicit request.