Test Results

Getting your test results

Test results for blood tests, stool and urine samples that have been requested by the surgery (i.e. you have been given a form by one of our staff) usually take up to 3 days to process though some blood results may be available sooner.

Most test results including urine and blood tests requested by us are available via patient access apps like the NHS App. We encourage all patients to register for the NHS App and have online access to their records.

You can also call the surgery to check your result is back. (Reception staff can advise you of the comment a clinician has added but cannot otherwise give any clinical advice)

We will contact any patient with an abnormal result either by text, telephone, email or post.

You will be advised on any further action such as making a telephone appointment or booking in to see a doctor. If no action is needed then we will not proactively contact you.

If you wish to have some brief advice or interpretation of your results you can do so by submitting an online request. If you wish to have a deeper discussion about your results then please book an appointment. Please call 0207 431 1588 to check your test results after 3 working days from 2pm onwards.

Please always check to ensure your result has reached the surgery. If you can't trace it by looking at your online app then do check with us by calling reception or sending an online request.

Results for x-rays are usually available after 5 to 7 days. We advise you leave a week before calling reception.

Results for other investigations such as MRI scans, ultrasound results, ECGs and echocardiograms or other investigations requested by the surgery take 1 to 2 weeks to arrive AFTER you have had the investigation done.

It is very important that you contact the surgery to check these results.

Results of investigations requested in hospitals, i.e. not requested directly by the surgery for example during an outpatient appointment or A&E visit, may not be available to us and it is the requesting clinicians responsibility to interpret these and to advise you of the result and any action needed. You could in the first instance contact the hospital where this was requested or if you have difficulties with this, request assistance from our staff.