Tests & Results

Please note: Test results organised by the hospital specialist generally are not sent directly back to the surgery. See why.

Results Of Tests And Investigations

Test results will be available via the NHS App (or using NHS online services). It may take a few days for the results to arrive at the surgery and be added to your medical record.

Hospital correspondence is usually received late morning. To allow your doctor time to check this, please telephone or call at reception after 11:00am. If your test is abnormal the surgery will contact you, but please be patient as some results take longer to come back. Most results take up to seven days to be returned and your doctor will inform you if this is likely to be longer.

Please note: Test results organised by the hospital specialist generally are not sent directly back to the surgery.

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Phlebotomy Clinic

Blood tests can be done at the Practice for patients aged 70 and over. Please telephone after 11:00am to make an appointment on 01727 832125.
 
The main Blood Test Clinics are held at all West Herts Hospitals in St Albans, Hemel Hempstead and Watford.
 
From the 14th December 2023 patients must book an appointment to have their bloods taken. Click here for more information.
 
Register and book an appointment. For those unable to book online, telephone booking will be available Tuesday to Friday - 09:00am to 01:00pm.
Tel: 01727 897376
 
Details of opening times are as follows:
 
Adults:
 
  Hospital site    Day    Opening Hours 
  

  Hemel Hempstead Hospital

  Blood Clinic:

  Marnham Wing

 		   Monday to Friday     08:30am to 4:30pm  
  Weekends and Bank Holidays     Closed
 

  Hemel Hempstead

  * Haematology or Anticoagulant Clinics: By appointment letter only *  

  Verulam Wing

 		   Monday to Friday   08:30am to 12:00pm  
  Weekends and Bank Holidays   Closed
  St Albans City Hospital     Monday, Thursday and Friday      08:00am to 04:00pm
  Tuesday and Wednesday   08:30am to 04:00pm
  Weekends and Bank Holidays   Closed
 

  Watford General Hospital

  Beside Cardiac Centre, opposite Women’s and Children’s building

 		   Monday to Friday   07:30am to 04:00pm  
  Weekends and Bank Holidays   Closed
 
 
Children aged 5 and over:
  • Hemel Hempstead - by appointment, Monday to Friday between 08:30am to 02:30pm.
  • Watford - by appointment, Monday to Friday, 07:30am to 02:30pm.
 
Children under 5:
  •  Watford - by appointment, at the Peace Children’s Centre

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 an 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.

You can find out more about x-ray tests, how they are performed, their function and the risks by visiting the NHS Choices website.

Page last reviewed: 07 November 2025
Page created: 20 July 2021