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Test Results
How and when to obtain test results from the surgery
Getting your test results
We will contact you by text or telephone if a result is abnormal and you require treatment, or further investigations. We will not usually contact you if your results are normal; however, we would encourage you to use the online system so that you are aware of your results.
If you have online access you can use the NHS App to view your results
If you are unable to use the online system, you can enquire about your result by telephone. Please try to call in the afternoon so that you do not have to wait, as our phones are busiest in the mornings. Our receptionists will tell you if your results is normal or, if the GP has indicated a follow up conversation is needed, the receptionist will arrange a telephone consultation with the GP who requested the test, during their next available surgery. This is to ensure that you are speaking to the GP who knows your situation.
Please understand that our on-call GPs cannot respond to these requests for routine results as it takes them away from their urgent work.
The time taken for a result to be received in the practice depends on the test.
- Blood tests: 5 to 7 working days
- Urine tests: 3 to 5 working days
- Stool tests: 5 to 7 working days
- Swabs: 5 working days
- X-rays, ultrasound, MRI and CT scans: 7 to 10 working days
- Semen analysis: 10 to 14 working days
- Rheumatoid factor: 14 working days
Adults' results will not be given to anyone other than the patient, except with the permission of the patient.
GP Automate
To tackle the increasing workload put onto our Clinicians, we have chosen to try out GP Automate.
This clinically tested service is here to help review blood test results.
How does this help our GPs?
GP Automate will take the burden of reviewing simple blood tests, such as cholesterol or Hba1c, giving our GPs more headspace to review specialist blood tests.
Our GPs have configured the service to work the way we work.
How does this help you?
Simple blood tests will hopefully be reviewed quicker.
As such, what you will notice the actioner name for some lab test results as ‘GPA’.
We are currently in its trial period. We will be closely monitoring the service, reviewing its benefits to the practice and patients.
Thank you all for your patience and support!