Information for patients requesting blood test, scans, X Ray results
Your blood test results can be accessed through the NHS app. The Surgery will contact any patients who require a follow up.
For scans, x-rays and other investigations, please allow at least four weeks as these are processed by the hospital.
Please allow 3 working days for urine results to be available. Please do not contact the surgery for the results, if treatment is required a member of staff will contact you.
We can only hand out urine sample containers under certain circumstances; please ask at reception. We can no longer hand out containers for patients attending hospital appointments. Containers can be purchased from the local Pharmacy. We cannot accept specimens provided in glass jars or other receptacles. Any patients that provide a specimen in a glass jar or receptacle will be given the appropriate plastic container to transfer the specimen into. Please ensure that your name and date of birth have been written clearly on the label (and if you remember, to put the date and time taken). You will also be asked to complete a form when handing samples in.
- If possible, please obtain a specimen after a bath or shower.
- Pass a small amount of urine into the toilet, then pass enough urine to fill the pot. Pass any remaining urine into the toilet.
- Secure the lid but not too tightly as to cause the pot to crack or give medical personnel difficulty in re-opening.
- Please allow 3 working days for urine results to be available. You must contact the surgery for the results. We will not contact a patient if the result is “normal” or “no further action is required”.
- To maintain patient confidentiality, please be reminded that we only release results to the patient themselves unless alternative arrangements have been agreed in writing by signing a Third Party Consent to Share Information form.
Other tests may have a longer waiting period for results to be received at the surgery and to be reported on by the GP, again we will contact you if necessary if any further action is required.
To maintain patient confidentiality, please be reminded that we only release results to the patient themselves unless alternative arrangements have been agreed in writing by signing a Third Party Consent to Share Information form.
Filed results can also be viewed on the NHS app
General information
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
- confirm the presence of a bacterial or viral infection
- see how well certain organs – such as the liver and kidneys – are functioning
A blood test usually involves a phlebotomist taking a blood sample from a blood vessel in your arm and the usual place for a sample is the inside of the elbow or wrist where the veins are relatively close to the surface. Blood samples from children are most commonly taken from the back of the hand. The child’s hand will be anaesthetised (numbed) with a special cream before the sample is taken.
You can find out more about blood tests, their purpose and the way that they are performed on the NHS Choices website.
