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sweetnsuga123

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Hi,
I got my Hba1c tested and I rang for the results and the receptionist said the results are in but the GP hasn't looked at them yet and to ring back later. Does that mean theres something wrong with the results or is this standard procedure?
Thankyou
 
Hi @sweetnsuga123 and welcome to the forum. Yes it seems to be common in many GP surgeries. GP surgeries are supposed to have made patients medical records accessible online from April 2016, though a lot don't seem to have complied.
You should find out if your GP surgery has online access, and if they do ask that you get access to your test results and records. You might have to complete a release/consent form, and possibly provide photo id. But once you have access you will be able to see any test results once the surgery receives them.
 
Hi @sweetnsuga123 .. and welcome
Sounds like standard procedure to me ..
I agree with what @Prem51 has said about on-line access. If your surgery has not yet spoken to you about this, you should chase them .. all surgeries are now required to offer on-line access .. and it makes life much easier
 
sweetnsuga123 said:
Hi,
I got my Hba1c tested and I rang for the results and the receptionist said the results are in but the GP hasn't looked at them yet and to ring back later. Does that mean theres something wrong with the results or is this standard procedure?
Thankyou
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You are reading too much into it. This is standard procedure.
 
Standard procedure. In my GP surgery doctor is required to write up the results, and make notes if a follow up appointment is necessary to discuss. Also mine will add notes like too F...ing high, (but in medical parlance of course). The Lab does not give ranges for 'normal' to show if we have met targets or not, and the doctor adds these to my results, and sometimes includes previous test results if relevant.

The receptionist is not allowed to release these notes until Dr has written up his comments on the computer, and then I can get a printout on the spot provided I present in person at the little window.
 
Many surgeries now have test results on-line. All English surgeries were told to do this before April 2016 and according to a press statement earlier this year, most of them have done this. It isn't automatic. You have to register for this at the surgery, complete a consent form, produce some ID, and get it authorised. Then you are ready to go. My results are on-line the following morning. It also includes details of consultations, and lots of other bits and bobs.
 
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