Tests & Results

You can now view your test results quickly and securely through the NHS App.

This convenient service allows you to check your results as soon as they are available, without needing to call the surgery.

To access your records, click Continue with NHS login. From there, you can either sign in using your existing NHS login details or follow the steps to register for a new account. Registration only takes a few minutes and helps ensure your information is kept safe.

You can also submit an online request for your test results, and the practice can text your results to your phone. This is a quick and convenient way to contact us without needing to phone or visit the surgery.

Simply complete the online form with your details and the information you require. Once your request has been received, a member of our team will review your request and respond to you as soon as possible. 

Please note that some results may take longer to process depending on the type of test. If further action is needed, the practice will contact you directly.

Any requested samples should be handed in to reception before 13:30, Monday to Friday, so we can ensure they reach the laboratory on the same day. Submitting your sample before this time helps us avoid delays and ensures your results are processed as quickly as possible.

If your sample bottle does not already have an electronic label attached, please make sure it is clearly and correctly labelled with the following information:

• Your full name

• Your address

• Your date of birth

• The date the specimen was taken

• Your doctor’s name

Providing accurate details is essential. Unlabelled or incorrectly labelled samples may not be accepted by the laboratory, which could mean having to repeat the test.

A blood test is when a sample of blood is taken for testing in a laboratory. Blood tests have a wide range of uses and are one of the most common types of medical test. For example, a blood test can be used to:

• Assess your general state of health
• Confirm the presence of a bacterial or viral infection
• See how well certain organs, such as the liver and kidneys, are functioning

A blood test usually involves the phlebotomist taking a blood sample from a blood vessel in your arm and the usual place for a sample is the inside of the elbow or wrist, where the veins are relatively close to the surface. Blood samples from children are most commonly taken from the back of the hand. The childs hand will be anaesthetised (numbed) with a special cream before the sample is taken.

You can find out more about blood tests, their purpose and the way they are performed on the NHS Choices website.

If you have had a request from a Clinician who works in Secondary Care (eg the Hospital) for a blood test, in most cases you will need to arrange to have these bloods done through the Secondary Care Bloods Service. Secondary Care includes Hospital Clinicians, Consultants, Specialists, etc.

This can be arranged by phoning 01539 715700. This service has various sites available for you to book including Westmorland General Hospital.

There are some exceptions to this:

• High Risk Blood Monitoring: If we prescribe your high risk medication, it is our responsibility to monitor your bloods.
• The request has come from outside Morecambe Bay NHS Trust: The Secondary Care Bloods Service haven’t the ability to forward results onto the requesting clinician from outside Morecambe Bay NHS Trust. This means we will continue to do any blood monitoring here and forward the results back to the requesting clinician. However, if the requests are from a specialist out of area and are in relation to oncology then you would usually have a local consultant who can make any requests for bloods and will then receive the results directly, meaning you should book through the Secondary Care Bloods Service.
• Substance Misuse Bloods: These may be requested by a service out of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust.
• Scans Some contrast scans require Renal Bloods to be taken in advance. These can be done at Station House Surgery.