Elsenham Surgery
Your Tests
Please telephone the surgery between 12.30 pm and 2.00 pm on 01279 818005 for your test results.
(Please do not ring this number at any other time as the Practice Nurse will be holding consultations with patients and will not be able to speak with you).
We will sometimes ask patients to arrange a telephone consultation if we feel that the results need explaining. Asking you to call does not mean there is anything seriously wrong.
Note: It is the patient's responsibility to contact the surgery for the test result, and for reasons of confidentiality, results will only be given to the patient and not the relatives, unless the patient is under 16 years of age.
We will always contact you as soon as we receive your results if any urgent attention is required.
Your Results
Test results can sometimes take a while to become available.
As a guide, please allow:-
for blood results and swabs - 3-5 working days
for x-ray and scan results - 7-14 working days
for cervical smear test results - ~2-3 weeks (which will be sent to you in writing)
for histology of say a mole - ~ 6 weeks
Note: Please contact the Practice Nurse with any medical queries you may have once you have received your cervical smear test results.
Blood Tests
Most of the time we can take the blood tests that you need at the surgery.
You should book an appointment with the health care assistant for these to be done.
The collection service comes at about 12 noon so all specimens need to be here by then.
Certain blood tests need to be done whilst you are fasting
that is you have your evening meal say at 7pm
and then nothing more until you have the test.
Do continue to drink water.
Urine Tests
These come in three types:-
Testing with a strip - can be done at any time
Urine for culture at the lab to grow bacteria - (MSU) - need to be sterile and delivered in the morning.
24 hour urine - you will need special instructions for these
Please do remember to write your name on the sample bottle.
Faeces Tests
These come in two types:-
Occult blood tests checking for blood in the faeces need to be taken on 3 separate occasions
Faeces culture for example if you have diarrhoea - a small sample is all that is required.
Please do remember to write your name on the sample bottle.