Table 4.

Obstacles to introduction of POCT and sources of current POCT funding in units

Obstacles currently existing to the use of POCT	n	% of 158 responses
Difficulties with funding	72	45.6%
Evidence is lacking for POCT	33	20.9%
Nobody will take responsibility for the governance of the test	20	12.7%
Nobody has time to perform the quality control testing	16	10.1%
Other	12	7.6%
Nobody has time to run the test	5	3.2%
Total	158	100%
Sources of current POCT funding		% of 98 responses
All funded as part of ongoing service with sustainable longterm funding	81	82.7%
Some funded using temporary fund as part of a service evaluation	10	10.2%
Some funded through charitable funding and/or donations	5	5.1%
Some funded as part of an industry sponsored trial	1	1%
Other	1	1%
Total	98	100%