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Tests, Results & Referrals
A clinician may recommend tests to help:
1. Identify the cause of your symptoms.
2. Screen for a specific condition or health problem.
3. Check your general health.
4. Monitor an existing long-term condition.
If you have been referred to a specialist, the Wait Well, Stay Well website provides information and resources to support you while you are waiting for treatment: Home - Wait well, stay well (icb.nhs.uk)
Blood tests
To book a blood test appointment, please book online or by calling 0300 300 1704 or 0300 555 1045.
You can also scan the below QR code:
If you have a learning difficulty, please email us at LDbookabloodtest@nelft.nhs.uk, or call 0300 300 1531.
X-Ray
X-rays are a very effective way of detecting problems with bones, such as fractures. They can also often identify problems with soft tissue, such as pneumonia or breast cancer.
In order to maintain confidentiality, laboratory and X-ray results will only be given to patients themselves or to the parents of minors.
X-rays results: 1 to 2 weeks.
In-Clinic Tests
At Modern Medical Centre, we may ask for different types of samples to help diagnose and monitor your health. These can include:
1. Toenail clippings - results usually take around 4 weeks.
2. Stool Samples - Results are normally ready in about 10 days.
3. Urine samples and swabs - results are usually available within 5 days.
How do I check my results?
Contact the Practice
Please remember it is YOUR responsibility to contact the surgery to get your test results. We will not routinely contact you to inform you about normal results. In the case of emergencies, the practice will contact you. However, we still encourage you to call for your test results as this provides an added safety net.
Please ring after 11am to enquire about any blood results or enquiry because phone lines will be busy before 11. Call our number on 01708 741872.
NHS App
If you would like to know the results of your test, you can also check the NHS app or logging onto Patient Access.