Table 6.

Australasian survey responses to ‘personnel considered appropriate to receive a critical result’.

Personnel
The physician who requested the test	96%
Any physician responsible for the patient	83%
Nurse responsible for the patient	75%
Any nurse on the ward or in the health care unit	58%
Clerical staff on the ward or in the health care unit	15%
The patient whom the test was performed on (when the requesting doctor has authorised it)	10%
Allied health professional treating the patient (physiotherapist, speech therapist, etc.)	4%
Medical student	4%