We will bring together findings from previous research about how people talk about blood tests in general practice. This will help us develop new ideas about how people understand blood tests and how these conversations shape decisions about testing. 

We will spend time in general practices, observing how blood tests are discussed and how decisions about testing are made. We will look at conversations between patients and healthcare professionals, as well as the wider context in which these conversations happen. 

We will record consultations between patients and healthcare professionals to look closely at how they talk about blood testing. We will then show short clips from these recordings to GP staff and discuss what is happening in the conversations. Together, we will consider what works well, where misunderstandings can arise, and what could be done differently. 

We will use what we have learned to create a short play based on real-life situations involving conversations about blood tests. In Forum Theatre workshops, people will watch the play and discuss what they think could be done differently. They can then suggest changes and try them out by stepping into the scene themselves. This will help us explore different ways of handling conversations about the limitations of blood tests, and what might make these conversations easier or more useful.