Booking Blood Tests
You should only book an appointment for a blood test at the practice if it has been requested by a practice clinician.
For blood tests requested by the hospital please go to the Stamford and Rutland Hospital in Stamford.
Results of Tests and Investigations
The most convenient way to get your results is online or through the NHS App, SystmOne or Airmid app.
We have a strict policy regarding confidentiality and will only release test results to the person to whom they relate unless that person has given prior permission for the release of this data or they are not capable of understanding the results. This is at the GP's discretion.
When you take your test you will be told how long it will be before the results are returned to the practice. It is your responsibility to check your results and to make an appointment with your doctor if you are advised to do so.
If you need help understanding your test results please go to labtestsonline.org.uk.
If you have had a test requested by your hospital consultant or specialist, please contact their secretary to find out about your results. We often do not get this information until you have been seen by your consultant again, and sometimes not until after your are discharged from their care.
Specimens
If you have been asked by a clinician to bring a specimen to the surgery to be sent off to the laboratory to be tested, please could you make sure it is in the appropriate bottle and clearly marked with your name and date of birth.
You will need to hand the specimen to a member of the Reception Team – Please do NOT post any specimens through the letter box.
If you have not been asked by a clinician to produce a specimen/sample, we cannot send it to be tested and it will be discarded.