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Workload figures for a typical UK acute teaching hospital clinical biochemistry laboratory
| Statistic | Number |
|---|---|
| Population served | 750 000 |
| Number of beds | 800 |
| Number of samples/year | 750 000a) |
| Number of samples/day | 2200 |
| Number of samples/hour at peak time (between 2 and 6 pm on weekdays) | 500 |
Representing 5.0 million tests requested in total.
