As a GP practice, we are currently trying to manage a huge and unprecedented rise in workload, partly fuelled by increased requests from hospitals and other clinics for us to do blood tests on their behalf. We have a duty of care to our patients to provide core GP service, which means that we need to be able to offer appointments to our patients for tests that the practice GP or nurse has requested.
The rise in hospital requests is putting a strain on this meaning our patients are having to wait longer for blood appointments, and creating extra workload for our doctors, pharmacists, nurses, and in extension the wider admin team with having to view, file, follow up, contact, and arrange appointments. We are now requesting that if you are given a blood form from a hospital appointment you have these bloods done at any of the below phlebotomy clinics at Gloucester Royal, Cheltenham General, or Quayside at Gloucester Quays.
Thank you for your continued support as always.
Phlebotomy service opening hours
- West Block Outpatients Phlebotomy Department Cheltenham General Hospital:
- Monday to Friday: 08:00am to 4:30pm – Closed during bank holidays and weekends
- Edward Jenner Unit Phlebotomy Department Gloucester Royal Hospital:
- Monday to Friday: 08:00am to 4:45pm – Closed during bank holidays and weekends
- Community Diagnostic Centre, Gloucester, Quayside House, Quay Street, Gloucester, GL1 2JN
- From the 1st October 2024 the Community Diagnostic Centre opening hours will be:
- Monday and Friday – 9am to 12pm*
- Tuesday and Thursday – 13.00 to 17.00*
- Wednesday – Closed
- From the 1st October 2024 the Community Diagnostic Centre opening hours will be:
*Please note; Booked appointments only. Please call 0300 422 3900 or 0300 422 5293 to book. You must bring your request form, otherwise it will not be possible to take your blood.