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Test Results
How and when to obtain test results from the surgery
Getting your test results
Please do not assume that your results are normal if we do not contact you. We will contact you if there is a significant problem with your results, but please contact us for all results as the GP may have made some suggestions or advice based on your results even if there is not a significant problem.
Once a doctor has reviewed your test results, you can view them:
- in a SMS text message we send you - some results are not available via SMS messaging
- If this is the case, or you have requested your results by text message and they still have not come through, please phone the practice on 0117 9557711 after 10:30am
- in your NHS account (through the NHS website or NHS App)
- by contacting us online
Text Messaging Service
To continue receiving this service, please ensure you have provided us with your up-to-date and working mobile phone telephone number.
If you would like to opt out of the text messaging service and withdraw your consent, please notify us by contacting us online.
Questions about your results
Get in touch with the surgery if you want to talk to someone about your results.
If your test was not done by the surgery
Please contact the place you had your test to get your results.
Southmead Hospital
Southmead Road
Westbury-on-Trym
Bristol
BS10 5NB
Telephone: 0117 950 5050
Bristol Royal Infirmary
Marlborough Street,
Bristol,
BS2 8HW
Telephone: 0117 923 0000
Blood Tests
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 child’s hand will be anaesthetised (numbed) with a special cream before the sample is taken.
X-Ray
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.