Blood Tests
Blood test clinics are held here at the surgery between 8am and 3:30pm. Appointments are usually available Monday to Friday and in our Extended Access clinics on Saturdays. These appointments are for blood tests requested by one of our clinicians. If you think you need a blood test and have not discussed this with a clinician, please contact the surgery to arrange an appointment to discuss your concerns.
Please keep hydrated prior to your blood test appointment. This will ensure a clearer result.
Hospital Blood Requests
We are unable to book appointments for patients who need bloods requested by a hospital. We are not responsible for doing bloods requested by the hospital and need to reserve our appointments for blood tests requested by our clinicians at the surgery.
Hospital blood request appointments should be arranged directly with the relevant hospital blood clinic. Details as follows:
Royal Preston Hospital
Blood clinics are currently running by appointment only. Open
8:30am – 4:45pm Monday to Friday. Tel: 01772 524143. Please take the blood form from your consultant with you.
If you do not have a blood form please give the name of your consultant when booking.
Lancaster Royal Infirmary
Please attend RLI Blood Clinic. No appointment needed. Please
take the blood form from your consultant with you. If you do not have a blood form please give the name of
your consultant when booking in. Please avoid attending in mornings as this is their busiest time.
Bookable appointments are available at Dalton Square surgery on Fridays. Please ring 01539 715700 to arrange your appointment (lines open Monday to Friday 10am – 2pm).
Patient Information for PSA Testing
The presence of prostate specific antigen (PSA) in the blood can be normal and a raised PSA is not conclusive of a problem in the prostate.
Diagnosing the problem should the PSA be raised must be performed at the hospital by taking biopsies.
Please note that when you have a PSA test you should not have:
- An active urinary infection
- Ejaculated in the last 48 hours
- Exercised heavily in the last 48 hours
- Had a prostate biopsy in the last 6 weeks
- Had a digital rectal examination in the last week
Each of these may produce an unusually high PSA result.
