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Test Results
How and when to obtain test results from the surgery
Getting your test results
When you take your test, you will be told how long it will be before the results are returned to the practice.
You can request your results by:
- Requesting test results online
- Calling the practice after 1pm on: 01409 253692
It is your responsibility to check your results and to make an appointment to discuss them with your GP or clinician if you are advised to do so. Unless your results have been marked as needing attention and follow-up, you will be offered the next available non-urgent telephone appointment with your own GP to discuss them.
Alternatively, you can access some results once a doctor has reviewed them in your NHS account (through the NHS website or NHS App).
The practice has a strict policy regarding confidentiality and data protection, and we 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, through mental capacity, not able to understand the results. For this reason, our Patient Service Advisors will always ask a GP or clinician to verify that printed results can be given out.
Questions about your results
Get in touch with the surgery if you want to talk to someone about your results.
Results from a Hospital Test
If you have been referred to a hospital department, consultant or other healthcare provider for an appointment, treatment or surgery, you can now use the NHS My Planned Care service to check on expected waiting times for routine referrals, along with information from the hospital and department you have been referred to.
Possible wait times
Our radiology departments are working very hard to work through the large number of referral requests sent to them, seeing the most urgent cases first. Approximate wait times are improving all the time but may be:
Blood Tests
A blood test is often done to check your health, or to find out why you're having certain symptoms. It involves having a small amount of your blood taken for testing.
- Urgent tests take a few days
- Routine tests can take a few days and usually within a few weeks
X-Rays
An X-ray is a quick and painless procedure commonly used to produce images of the inside of the body.
- Urgent tests take up to 2 weeks
- Routine tests can take 3 to 4 weeks
Ultrasound
An ultrasound scan is used to see images of the inside of your body, such as muscles, organs, or a baby in your womb. It's usually done in hospitals or clinics.
- Urgent tests take up to 2 to 4 weeks
- Routine tests can take 8 to 12 weeks
MRI
An MRI scan takes detailed pictures of the inside of your body. It's used to help diagnose conditions, plan treatment and check how well treatment is working.
- Urgent tests take up to 3 to 4 weeks
- Routine tests can take 8 to 10 weeks
CT
A CT scan is a test that takes detailed pictures of the inside of your body. It's usually used to diagnose conditions or check how well treatment is working.
- Urgent tests take up to 3 to 4 weeks
- Routine tests can take 5 to 6 weeks