Kemnay Medical Group - About medical tests and how to get your results

Blood Tests

blood_tests_4 A blood test is when a sample of blood is taken for testing in a laboratory. Blood tests have a wide range of uses and are one of the most common types of medical test. For example, a blood test can be used to:

assess your general state of health
monitoring of chronic illness or medications
see how well certain organs, such as the liver and kidneys, are functioning
check for sexual health blood borne virus ie Hep B, Hep C and HIV (any patient can request these)

A blood test usually involves the phlebotomist taking a blood sample from a blood vessel in your arm. The usual place for a sample is the inside of the elbow or wrist, where the veins are relatively close to the surface.

You can find out more about blood tests, their purpose and the way they are performed on the NHS Choices website.

Arranging a Blood Test

Carol, our nursing technician takes most of the blood samples. You can arrange an appointment with her via our reception. She works from 8.10 am on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and 7.30 am on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. A courier takes the samples to the laboratory at about 3.30 pm every afternoon. If you think you need a blood test taken, it is always worthwhile talking to a doctor first to make sure that the right test is being done.

Test Results

When you attend for a test of any kind you will be told how long you should expect to wait for the results. Please bear this in mind and call the surgery after 11:00 once sufficient time has elapsed.

Our reception staff are not qualified to give out test results. However, once the result has been viewed by a doctor they may be able to give you some information as instructed by the doctor.

The surgery will not routinely contact you if your results are normal. Therefore, it is important that you contact the surgery after the appropriate length of time to check for the result.

Please note that we do have a strict policy regarding confidentiality and data protection. In this respect we will only give out results to the person they relate to unless that person has given prior permission for their release or if they are not capable of understanding them.

X-Ray

doctor examining an x-ray An X-ray is a widely used diagnostic test to examine the inside of the body. X-rays are a very effective way of detecting problems with bones, such as fractures. They can also often identify problems with soft tissue, such as pneumonia or breast cancer.

If you have a X-ray, you will be asked to lie on a table or stand against a surface so that the part of your body being X-rayed is between the X-ray tube and the photographic plate.

An X-ray is usually carried out by a radiographer, a healthcare professional who specialises in using imaging technology, such as X-rays and ultrasound scanners.

You can find out more about x-ray tests, how they are performed, their function and the risks by visiting the NHS Choices website.

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