Getting your test results
When your GP arranges for you to submit a blood test or other sample the result will usually come back about a week later.
The quickest and easiest way to view your results is online via The NHS app or your EMIS patient access provider.
When contacting the surgery for test results, please wait at least:
- 7 days for your blood test results
- 10 days for X-ray and ultrasound results
- 21 days for DEXA scan results
Reception can inform you of test results over the phone, but only after 12pm due to phone pressures earlier in the morning.
We will not routinely contact you about normal results.
For abnormal results requiring action, we will contact you by phone or text message, and by letter if we can’t contact you.
If your tests have been requested by a hospital consultant or clinic, please do not ring the practice for the results. The hospital team should contact you with results if necessary.
Please note that we do have a strict policy regarding confidentiality and data protection. In this respect we will only give out results to the person they relate to unless that person has given prior permission for their release or if they are not capable of understanding them.
If you want to discuss any result in more detail, or discuss the next steps in your treatment plan, please book a routine appointment with the doctor, or complete an online form and we’ll respond within a few days.
It is vital that we have your correct phone number, please make sure you keep us updated if this changes.
Once a doctor has reviewed your test results, you can view them:
- in your NHS account (through the NHS website or NHS App)
- in your EMIS Patient Access account