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.
We will contact you or ask you to make a follow up appointment if your results require discussion.
We may not contact you if the results are normal, but if you would like to see them please sign up for H365.
Health365 is a patient portal that allows patients to see lab results with links to useful information via the internet. Please ask if you would like to sign up. There is a one off sign up fee of $10.