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Test Results

How and when to obtain test results from the surgery

Getting your test results

Our reception staff are only allowed to pass on information as described in the notes by your doctor and are not permitted nor qualified to pass on any opinion of their own. Adults' results will not be given to anyone other than the patient, except in exceptional circumstances.

We will contact you by telephone, or by letter, only if a result is abnormal and you require treatment or further investigations. You will not be contacted if your result is normal.

Once a doctor has reviewed your test results, you can view them:

in your NHS account (through the NHS website or NHS App)
request your test results online
visit us with your ID and we will tell you what the results are.

Questions about your results

Get in touch with the surgery if you want to talk to someone about your results.

We cannot guarantee when your results will be received by the surgery, the following is a guideline only:

Routine Bloods - 3-5 days
Swabs - 8 days
Urine Tests - 4 days
Smears - 8 weeks

X-rays

An X-ray is a widely used diagnostic test to examine the inside of the body. 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.

If you have a X-ray, you will be asked to lie on a table or stand against a surface so that the part of your body being X-rayed is between the X-ray tube and the photographic plate.

An X-ray is usually carried out by a radiographer, a healthcare professional who specialises in using imaging technology, such as X-rays and ultrasound scanners.

Find out more about x-ray tests, how they are performed, their function and the risks.