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sunseeker Fri 21-May-21 11:41:28

I went for a routine blood test yesterday. 8.30 this morning I receive a text asking me to ring and make a telephone appointment with my doctor to discuss the results. Finally got through to the surgery around 10.30 to be told the first available telephone appointment is on 2nd June! It appears my doctor only works 2 days a week and none of the doctors in the practice are available for an earlier appointment also none are doing face to face appointments.

Finally the receptionist agreed to have the registrar ring me later today to discuss the results.

I have never been asked to contact the surgery following previous blood tests so am now concerned something may be drastically wrong. (Have to say I feel fine but this may cause my blood pressure to rocket!)

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Doodledog Wed 26-May-21 02:21:25

muffinthemoo I don’t want to interpret things, and I know there is no pass/fail element - I would just like to track things like repeated blood tests, so that I can monitor my conditions.

The GP wouldn’t need to interpret them either, but it would do no harm for them to be recorded, in case they contraindicated any medication for other problems that may arise.

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growstuff Wed 26-May-21 02:55:54

Doodledog

growstuff

Riverwalk

I just tried to check my records - couldn't get access!

I can't either. Apparently, GPs can opt out of giving their patients access to most records, including test results. It's all in the small print.

They can, and they can also withhold them from individual patients if they think that it is in their best interests.

I can't see from your posts how this might apply to you, growstuff, but if yours are being withheld and others' aren't you will have a right to know why.

I asked about it. The practice has decided it doesn't want any patients to have access and apparently it's allowed to do that.

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