Lab Results

Sometimes your doctor needs to take a sample of blood or urine either to discover what is wrong with you or to measure something in your blood so that the right medication is given to you. These tests could be anything from blood sugar to a full blood count or a sample of tissue to test for cancer.

While urine can generally be tested in the surgery, blood and other specimens are usually sent away for testing at a laboratory. Most results come back within 48 hours unless a very rare test is needed which has to go to a specialist lab further away when it might take a little longer.

Patients can obtain their results:

•   Most results once checked by the doctor will be available on the patient portal – The Doctors App

 

•  Please call and ask for your results from the Practice Nurse

Please note that due to the Privacy Act we are only able to give results to the patient who underwent the tests. We are unable to give results out to any other family member unless it is for a child under the age of 16 years, or if prior consent has been given.