If a clinician wishes to see you following a test or investigation, we will contact you to arrange an appointment.

Typical Result Times:

• Blood tests – 2-3 days

• Urine samples – 7 days

• X-rays – 14 days

• Cervical smears – 6 weeks

• MRI/CT scans – 6 weeks

All timelines are approximate and will vary depending on the workload of the laboratories and services reporting on the results.

Please allow additional time for weekends and bank holidays, as well as sufficient time for the clinician to review your results once they have been returned to us.

If your results are normal or no action is required, we will not routinely contact you. If you would still like to know your results, you can:

• Call the test results line after 2:00PM (to help avoid busy times)

• Request a copy of your results, which can be emailed or printed for you if you wish to see them or need to forward them onto a specialist