Test Results

Administrative Requests: Use GP Triage Services

To improve patient access and reduce telephone wait times, Langton Medical Group encourages the use of our Online GP Triage system for non-urgent administrative matters.

This digital service allows you to submit requests directly to our team, ensuring you receive the most appropriate care or documentation without needing to call the surgery.

Avoid the Telephone Queue for:

• Fit Notes (Sick Notes): Submit new requests or extensions for Fit Notes.
• Test Results: Enquire about recent laboratory or diagnostic results.
• Referral Updates: Check the status of an existing specialist referral.
• Medical Letters: Request private certificates, insurance reports, or travel letters.

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We will contact you by telephone, or by letter, only if a result is abnormal and you require treatment or further investigations. You will not be contacted if your result is normal. If you wish to enquire about the results of your tests please telephone at the end of surgery sessions. The administrative staff will give results to you or you may be asked to speak to the nurse or doctor. Adults' results will not be given to anyone other than the patient, except in exceptional circumstances.

For results please ring the surgery between

10.00am - 6.30pm.

For any other queries or advice, please ring between 8.00am - 6.30pm.

A blood test is when a sample of blood is taken for testing in a laboratory. Blood tests have a wide range of uses and are one of the most common types of medical test. For example, a blood test can be used to:

• assess your general state of health
• confirm the presence of a bacterial or viral infection
• see how well certain organs, such as the liver and kidneys, are functioning

A blood test usually involves the phlebotomist taking a blood sample from a blood vessel in your arm and the usual place for a sample is the inside of the elbow or wrist, where the veins are relatively close to the surface. Blood samples from children are most commonly taken from the back of the hand. The childs hand will be anaesthetised (numbed) with a special cream before the sample is taken.

You can find out more about blood tests, their purpose and the way they are performed on the NHS Choices website

 If the doctor or nurse has asked you to provide a pathology sample e.g. urine, stool, sputum, these must be left at reception before XXXXam, Monday - Friday.

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.

Please contact the Hospital ward or department directly where you had your test.