Lab Results

We offer phlebotomy services in both our practices. Bloods are taken Monday, Wednesday & Friday mornings in Cabra and Tues & Thurs mornings in Castleknock.

Generally we do not ask patients to fast prior to routine blood tests but we would advise that you check at the time of making your appointment whether you need to fast. 

The samples are sent to the hospital each day at 12 o'clock.

It is our policy that:

• We will add the results to your computerised file on their return
• A doctor will  write to you directly on receipt of an important result that is outside the normal range or one that is significantly abnormal.
• Routine blood results should be back in the surgery within 5 days of the sample being taken. Other results may take longer so please check with the nurse. We do not routinely contact you with a normal result so please contact the surgery after 10 days to check on a result.
• In some cases your lab result may be required more urgently. The doctor/nurse will inform you when to ring for this urgent result.
• Receptionists are authorised to give a result that the doctor has considered normal, to a patient on request.
• Receptionists are not authorised to give results that are outside the normal range. You will be asked to discuss these with a doctor.
• Very often, results outside the normal range are insignificant and not dangerous. Patients asked to discuss results with the doctor should not worry unduly.
• Sometimes blood results get lost and delayed by the Labs.We would ask you to phone for your results 10days after the samples are taken adn if we have yet to receive your routine results we will follow up with the lab on your behalf.