![]() Please discuss with your GP if you think your blood test may be urgent as they may be able to refer you urgently. We are recruiting more colleagues, have set up additional clinics, and brought in urgent blood testing for patients who meet the relevant ‘referral criteria’ for these. ![]() We have been asked to take on additional capacity due to pressures across the region in response to COVID-19. We have been working hard with our NHS partners across North East London to reduce our waiting times for blood test appointments. Please be patient and we will endeavour to answer your call as soon as possible. Please note that our telephone lines can get very busy so you may have to wait in a queue. If you are not registered to a GP in one of these boroughs, please do not use the booking system as your appointment will be cancelled on the day if you arrive at the clinic.Īlternatively, you can contact our administrative team on the following telephone numbers, Monday to Friday 8am – 4pm: We are only able to provide blood tests for people who are registered with a GP in Barking and Dagenham, Havering or Redbridge. To book a blood test appointment at one of our community clinics, click Book a blood test Please note that we do not offer glucose tolerance tests (GTTs). Access to the domiciliary service is by referral from GPs or health professionals. We also provide home visit (domiciliary) services to housebound patients who are over 16 years of age. If you have a blood test form from BHRUT, this can also be used at community sites. Always take your paper blood test form to your appointment as this is needed to process your blood test.Blood tests for children under 12 are carried out by appointment only by the BHRUT Children’s Outpatient department.There are currently no walk-in services available for Barking and Dagenham, Havering or Redbridge patients – all blood tests must be booked in advance.The latest stakeholder update regarding this service can be found on our website. The pilot service is being developed by NEL CCG, North East London Foundation Trust (NELFT), Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT) and primary care providers, who have worked together to ensure that phlebotomy services meet the needs of local people throughout the pandemic. All bookings and cancellations can be made online or by phone. The target is for all patients to be able to have their blood test within seven days. Blood tests will be also be available at weekends at some sites. It aims to continue to improve access to phlebotomy services across BHR, reduce waiting times and ensure urgent tests can be booked for the same or next day. This service is offered to anyone registered to a GP in Barking and Dagenham, Havering or Redbridge and is over 12 years of age.Ī pilot community blood testing service began w/c 28 June 2021 in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge. Our Community Phlebotomy (blood testing) service operates from various sites across Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge.
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