blood test

[flipnflap]

if you have a blood test at a GP surgery, how long does it take before they get your results?

[Sqad]

Depends on so many factors flipnflap.....depends upon for what reason the blood tests have been taken and also on post code lottery (how efficient your local service is).......anything from 3 days to 3 weeks.

[starone]

about a week.

[Euphemia]

About 2 day-5 days at my GP's surgery in Edinburgh

[islasmum]

Mine are usually 2-3 days although they say up to 5 days, but I've never known them take that long.

[Voulez-vous]

Mine say seven days, but like others it's always been faster than that, and usually quick as flash if something is up with the results.

[paul1763]

agree with voulez-vous my test was 10am results back by 5pm

[JonnyBoy12]

Did you hear about the Irishman who stayed up all night revising for a blood test?

[jan01]

usually 1 wk - 10 days ...

[starone]

That was quick Paul. I think it would have to be a miracle for it to be as quick as that in my docs, but I know if something was wrong you would get a call from the doc so no bother there. Otherwise about a week.

[Georgiesmum]

Three days.

[woofgang]

It also depends on what the test is.

[askyourgran]

Usually takes a week at our practice. I had a full bloods test a month ago (7 vials of blood) and the results came back a week later. Even when I have two blood tests it takes a week.

[queen 1954]

we have to go to our local hospital for blood tests now and both times my fasting blood sugars been too high ive had a call within 48 hours but otherwise they say ring in a week so no news is good news hopefully :)