Lab Results
Sometimes your doctor needs to take a sample of blood or urine either to discover what is wrong with you or to measure something in your blood so that the right medication is given to you. These tests could be anything from blood sugar to a full blood count or a sample of tissue to test for cancer.
While urine can generally be tested in the surgery, blood and other specimens are usually sent away for testing at a laboratory. Most results come back within 48 hours unless a very rare test is needed which has to go to a specialist lab further away when it might take a little longer.
Sometimes taking blood or other samples is needed to establish what might be wrong with you. Blood tests also measure whether the medication that you are taking needs to be adjusted or changed. Samples are usually sent away for testing but most results come back within 48 hours. Please consider signing up for Manage My Health which gives you access to your medical information including test results. Otherwise you will need to call the Practice to check for your results.