Getting your test results
If you wish to know the results of any test or investigation, please telephone the surgery after 12 noon and ask the receptionist for the result of any investigations, X-rays or blood tests you have undergone.
It helps if you can tell the receptionist the date the test was done and the nature of the test, to eliminate the possibility of you being given the wrong results. Please allow at least a week before contacting the surgery for the result.
Remember that under no circumstances will you be given the results for anyone other than yourself, except in the case of a child or if you have a pre-arrangement with your GP.
Sometimes, the results are difficult to explain. The receptionist will make an appointment for you with the doctor who requested the test.
Once a doctor has reviewed your test results, you can view them:
- in your NHS account (through the NHS website or NHS App)
- in your Patient Access account
- phone or visit us between 12pm – 6.30pm and we will tell you what the results are
Questions about your results
If you want to talk to someone about your results, fill out our test results request form and someone will be in touch.
Test Information
Blood Tests
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 the 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.
X-Rays
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 an 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.
Urine Tests
Before dropping off urine samples at Aylmer lodge please consider the NHS guides below: we may not need a sample.
Urine Samples should not be handed in after 2 pm due to the nursing team processing them and catching the transport to the lab.
Urinary tract infections in pregnant women need to be treated and a urine sample sent to the lab. (A severe urinary tract infection can trigger early labour.)
Kidney pain, bladder pain, abdominal pain and persistent blood in urine following treatment must be followed up and you may be asked to drop more than one sample off by the doctor or nurse at the surgery.
Yearly diabetic urine samples for kidney checks will continue as normal.