Blood Tests
Our Services at Glengarriff Medical Centre
Routine Blood tests are booked by appointment from Monday to Friday with the nurse or doctor.
Blood tests must be requested by your doctor. Certain blood tests are advised to monitor chronic diseases such as Diabetes, Ischaemic Heart Disease etc or for monitoring of various medication such as methotrexate , anticoagulants etc.
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For most blood tests you do not need to be fasting. Occasionally a fasting blood test is requested by your doctor e.g. glucose tolerance test.
If you are uncertain please check with reception.
Blood Results
It is important that you contact the surgery for your results. Most results are usually back by a week later.
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For Results please phone the nurse at 027-63300, option 2 from Monday to Thursday between 2pm and 3pm.
If the nurse is unable to take your call at this time at this time please leave a voicemail and you will be contacted by text (if there are no issues arising) or by phone if there is anything that needs to be discussed.
Occasionally you will be asked to book an appointment with your doctor to follow up. Please ensure that you have given the surgery permission to text.
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We would ask you to please avoid phoning for results outside the designated time so that patients with urgent needs can get through