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<blockquote data-quote="DCUKMod" data-source="post: 2079696" data-attributes="member: 345386"><p>I know that question wasn't addressed to me, but if I request a test (for whatever), I will usually be granted it, maybe because I will add my rationale when requesting it. From there, I pick up the lab sheet, and it's then in my hands to book the appointment, whether in-house (long wait, and very, very long wait for fasting tests, which most of mine need to be), at the local cottage hospital - similar, but slightly better wait times, or I can trundle to the nearest main hospitals, who have walk-in phlebotomy clinics, where folks from all manner of departments have their bloods done. They don't do many GP requests, but wuillingly do them. If I rock up for them opening at 08:00, I'm usually first or second in the queue, which is very acceptable to me.</p><p></p><p>I find it useful to be able to decide to go on a morning when I might already be either at the hospital already, or nearby for business meetings. In any interim period, I'd just go for a coffee somewhere. Saves multiple 30 mile round trips, and very relaxed from my perspective.</p><p></p><p>I did have to "train" my GP to me preferred methods, but now she never considers I'll wait weeks, when I go at my leisure and the results are usually available to view within 24 hours. For one of my thyroid panels the results were in before I got home from my following morning meeting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DCUKMod, post: 2079696, member: 345386"] I know that question wasn't addressed to me, but if I request a test (for whatever), I will usually be granted it, maybe because I will add my rationale when requesting it. From there, I pick up the lab sheet, and it's then in my hands to book the appointment, whether in-house (long wait, and very, very long wait for fasting tests, which most of mine need to be), at the local cottage hospital - similar, but slightly better wait times, or I can trundle to the nearest main hospitals, who have walk-in phlebotomy clinics, where folks from all manner of departments have their bloods done. They don't do many GP requests, but wuillingly do them. If I rock up for them opening at 08:00, I'm usually first or second in the queue, which is very acceptable to me. I find it useful to be able to decide to go on a morning when I might already be either at the hospital already, or nearby for business meetings. In any interim period, I'd just go for a coffee somewhere. Saves multiple 30 mile round trips, and very relaxed from my perspective. I did have to "train" my GP to me preferred methods, but now she never considers I'll wait weeks, when I go at my leisure and the results are usually available to view within 24 hours. For one of my thyroid panels the results were in before I got home from my following morning meeting. [/QUOTE]
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