TEST RESULTS
BLOOD TEST AND SAMPLE RESULTS
You can get results by calling reception Monday-Friday between 2pm-4pm
When you attend the treatment room for a blood test or give any kind of sample that has been requested by your GP, you should expect to wait 2-3 days for most the results to be available. (Some tests that your GP may request are more specific and may take longer for results to return.)
Our reception staff are not qualified to comment on results therefore it is your responsibility to check them and make any necessary follow-up appointment with the doctor - If a GP does not feel like your results require urgent follow up you will be asked to make a routine appointment.
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 results to be given out to a named next of kin or if they are not capable of understanding them.
If you have had blood tests taken for any of the following reasons:
- You were a hospital inpatient
- Your specialist Nurse/Consultant has requested them at an outpatient appointment
- You have been provided with Consultant labels and a blood bag to take to the treatment room
- You attended a private hospital and your private Consultant has requested them
PLEASE DO NOT ASK RECEPTION STAFF FOR THE RESULTS OF THESE TESTS.
Your results will return to the health care provider that has requested them.
It is not the responsibility of your GP to follow up on blood results they did not request.
You can contact your health care provider via their secretary or you may recieve a letter in a few weeks detailing your blood results.
X-RAY AND SCAN RESULTS
When you attend for a X-ray or scan of any kind that was requested by your GP, you should expect to wait up to a week or sometimes longer for the results to be available.
Our reception staff are not qualified to comment on results therefore it is your responsibility to check them and make any necessary follow-up appointment with the doctor - If a GP does not feel like your results require urgent follow up you will be asked to make a routine appointment.
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 results to be given out to a named next of kin or if they are not capable of understanding them.
If you have had a X-ray, Ultrasound scan, CT scan, MRI scan, OGD (stomach camera scope) or Colonoscopy (bowel camera scope) taken for any of the following reasons:
- You were a hospital inpatient
- Your specialist Nurse/Consultant has requested it
- You attended a private hospital and your private consultant requested it
PLEASE DO NOT ASK RECEPTION STAFF FOR THE RESULTS OF THESE TESTS.
Your results will return to the health care provider that has requested them
It is not the responsibility of your GP to follow up on X-ray/scan results they did not request.
You can contact your health care provider via their secretary or you may recieve a letter in a few weeks detailing your X-ray/scan results.
GASTROENTEROLOGY RESULTS
Please note your GP can refer you to a Gastroenterologist if they feel you might need further investigations. However, it is the Consultant Gastroenterologist who will request further tests such as a Gastroscopy (stomach camera scope) or a Colonoscopy (bowel camera scope) for you.
You should receive a results letter from your Consultant in the following weeks after your test. If you still have not recieved any results letter after a few weeks you can contact your Consultants secretary.
Your GP may issue a prescription that your Consultant has requested following your camera test
PLEASE DO NOT ASK RECEPTION STAFF FOR THE RESULTS OF THESE TESTS.
Your results will return to the health care provider that has requested them.
It is not the responsibility of your GP to follow up on these results
