Getting your test results
If your test results show that you need more tests or treatment, we will contact you.
Once a doctor has reviewed your test results, you can view them:
- in your NHS account (through the NHS website or NHS App)
There is no need for you to telephone the surgery for your results unless you have been advised to do so.
Questions about your results
For information on what your test results mean, please visit www.labtestsonline.org.uk.
If you want to talk to someone about your results, use our Anima service and someone will be in touch.
Blood tests
Although some blood test results are available within 7 to 10 days, it can take up to 3 weeks for some more specialised blood test results and you need to allow time for the doctor to see the result and decide what to do. Please allow 2 weeks as a minimum for the result to come back and be commented upon by the doctor or nurse.
If the result of the blood test is unclear, then you may be asked to book an appointment to have another blood test.
If the blood test is slightly abnormal then you may be asked to book another blood test in a few weeks or months’ time to see if it has returned to normal levels.
Urine tests
If the test shows an infection for which you have been given the correct antibiotic, we will not contact you.
If the test shows a possible infection then we may ask you to bring in another sample.
Swabs
If the test shows an infection for which you have been given the correct treatment then we will not contact you.
If the swab shows a possible infection that we have not treated then we may contact you to see if you have symptoms and need treatment or simply ask you to collect a prescription
X-rays and scan results
It can take up to 4 weeks for the result to reach us.
