Your Test Results
The receptionists will be happy to give you the results of blood tests, x-rays, urine after 2.00 pm. However to help reduce the amount of phone calls our reception team receive please visit your NHS app or your online account with SystemOnline in the first instance to view your results. We will only contact you if the result is abnormal and/or if you require further investigations but you can enquire about your result via our 'Contact Us' page on the website if you wish.
For investigations ordered by a hospital doctor, please ask the hospital how they will get the results to you. GPs are not responsible for giving out test results done by hospital specialists.
Test results can only be given to the patient concerned or to the parents/guardians of children under 16 years old.
Try the NHS App
If you’re a patient at our practice, you can use the NHS App to access a range of NHS services on your smartphone or tablet.
It doesn’t replace existing services.
You can still contact us in the usual ways. But, once you have verified your identity in the app, you will have easy, 24/7 access to a growing range of health services and information.
Advice and information:
- search symptoms, conditions, and treatments
- get health advice through 111 online
- find NHS services near you
- check your NHS number
Arrange some appointments:
We need to make sure you see the right clinician at the right time so not all appointments are available online. This service will increase soon but currently we book vaccinations for our flu and shingles clinics and some child immunisations.
- check your referrals and hospital appointments
- manage vaccinations
Prescriptions:
- Order repeat prescriptions
Manage your health:
- access your GP health record securely
- register your organ donation decision
- take part in health research
The practice has a strict policy regarding confidentiality and data protection. We will only release your test results to you unless you have given permission for us to give them to someone else by signing a 'Third Party Agreement Form'.
Third Party Sharing
It is your responsibility to check your results and to make an appointment to discuss them with your doctor if you are advised to do so by the receptionist.
FIT NOTES (PREV SICK NOTES)
https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/caring-carers-and-long-term-conditions/when-do-i-need-a-fit-note/
When do I need a fit note?
7 days off sick or less
If you're off work sick for 7 days or less, your employer should not ask for medical evidence that you've been ill. Instead they can ask you to confirm that you've been ill. You can do this by filling in a form yourself when you return to work. This is called self-certification.
More than 7 days off sick
If you're off work sick for more than 7 days, your employer will usually ask for a fit note (or Statement of Fitness for Work) from a healthcare professional. Fit notes are sometimes referred to as medical statements or doctor's notes.
How to count sick days
When you work out the number of days that you've been sick, you need to count all the days in a row you've been sick, including days you do not usually work, such as weekends and bank holidays.
How can I get a fit note?
If you need a fit note, contact the healthcare professional treating you. This should be a doctor, nurse, occupational therapist, pharmacist or physiotherapist.
Your healthcare professional will assess you, and if they decide your health affects your fitness for work, they can issue a fit note and advise either that:
- you are "not fit for work"
- you "may be fit for work taking into account the following advice"
Your healthcare professional will choose the "may be fit for work" option if they think that you are able to do some work, even if it is not your usual job, with support from your employer.
Discuss this advice with your employer to see if you can return to work. For example, the healthcare professional treating you may suggest possible changes, such as:
- returning to work gradually, for example, by starting part time
- temporarily working different hours
- performing different duties or tasks
- having other support to do your job. For example, if you have back pain, avoiding heavy lifting
If your employer is unable to accommodate the changes advised by a healthcare professional, then the fit note is treated as though it said "not fit for work".
Charges for fit notes
There is never a charge from a healthcare professional for providing a fit note if you're off sick from work for more than 7 days.
For sickness of 7 days or less, your GP practice may charge you to provide a private medical certificate.
For example, some employers may request medical evidence from employees who repeatedly take time off sick, even if each time they're off work it's for 7 days or less. A fit note cannot be used for this purpose and a healthcare professional may charge to issue a private certificate.
(Taken from NHS website 24.8.23)