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.