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Blood tests
and specimens
We ask all our patients where
possible to attend the
CORNERSTONES CENTRE, across the
way from the surgery for blood
tests.
Clinics operate:
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Monday
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8.30 am until
11.30 am and |
2 pm - 4 pm |
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Tuesday
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8.30 am until
11.30 am |
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Wednesday
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8.30 am until
11.30 am |
Please take your
blood form with you. If the doctor
or nurse requesting the blood test
has asked you to starve please do so
for 12 hours before the test, taking
only water and any regular
medication. WE DO NOT
EXPECT DIABETICS ON INSULIN TO
STARVE.
All specimens such as urine samples
should be handed into the reception
before 12.30. The collection service
will then take the samples to the
hospital laboratory. Specimens
arriving after this time will sit in
the fridge all night and the results
can be affected.
Getting
your test results
Most results return in about a week.
Doctors read the test results as
they come in and make
recommendations, which the
receptionist can pass onto you.
Call in or phone
when lines are less busy between
11.00am- 12.30.
We can only discuss results with
patients so please do not ring up on
behalf of someone else unless you
are a main carer and consent in
writing has been agreed beforehand.
If you receive a
letter to come in and discuss your
results please do not be alarmed; it
is a system we use to ensure certain
results are discussed face to face.
It may be that we need more
information or need to alter
medication.
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For
information on what your
laboratory test results mean
please visit
Lab Tests Online
website. |
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