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Test Results
Please allow 5 working days for most blood
tests, 2 weeks for X rays.
Phone 08444 127 333.
For patient confidentiality purposes results can only be
passed on to the patient concerned, except in the case of
those under 16 years of age or is known by the Doctor to be
incapable of understanding the information and making their
own decisions.
The doctor writes a short note on the computer for every
test that you have. When you ring for your result the
receptionist can pass on this message. Please do not ask the
receptionists to try and interpret results for you. They are
not qualified to do so and can only tell you what the Doctor
has authorised.
You need to phone 5 working days (longer for some tests –
see below) after a test to get the results. We would not
routinely contact you.
We do not automatically get the results of tests organised
by a hospital consultant .
Some tests take longer to return to the Practice than
others.
This is a rough guide on how long tests take to come
back:
| Blood tests |
4-7 days sometimes longer |
| X-rays
|
2 weeks |
| Ultrasound scans |
2 weeks |
| Heart scans
|
3 weeks |
| ECGs (heart traces) |
2 weeks |
| Urine samples
for infection |
4 days |
| Swabs for infections |
4 days |
| Nail clippings
for infection |
3-4 weeks |
| Urine samples for pregnancy
|
3 days |
Getting Results of Tests arranged by the
Hospital
Sometimes patients have investigations that have been
arranged by hospital consultants. The results from these
tests do not automatically get forwarded onto GPs.
If you want to know the result of a test you have had under
the care of a consultant you can phone the hospital and ask
to speak to your consultant's secretary. They are often able
to get permission to forward the results onto the Practice
so that we can let you know the results. The telephone
number for Chesterfield Royal Hospital is 01246 277271.
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