Blood Testing Services
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Blood Testing Services (Phlebotomy)
General Information
At St George’s, we recognise the crucial role blood tests play in diagnosing illnesses and monitoring treatments. We are committed to ensuring that your experience is as comfortable as possible, providing care, consideration, privacy, and dignity during each visit.
Important Notice: Booking Blood Test Appointments
Blood tests at all St George’s sites require an advance booking. This aims to improve your experience, allowing you to book a blood test at the most convenient time for you, and to minimise waiting times for tests at our sites.
Introducing Sangix: Your online blood test booking system
Please note: GP Referral blood tests cannot be booked at St George’s. They can be booked at Queen Mary’s Hospital, The Nelson Health Centre and St John’s Therapy Centre.
Sangix, is an efficient online system for scheduling blood test appointments across all St George’s sites. Here’s how you can use it:
You will need to set up an account at myappointments.online, or by calling 0203 376 8776.
Before attending, please ensure that you have either booked an appointment or an appointment has been booked on your behalf. You will receive a confirmation email that your appointment has been booked.
Online Booking: myappointments.online
Telephone Booking: 0203 376 8776.
Accessibility and Support
We strive to accommodate all our patients’ needs:
Family members or carers can book appointments on behalf of patients. The system allows you to notify us of any specific accessibility requirements, ensuring we provide the appropriate support and care during your visit.
Please remember to bring your blood test form with you, as we need this to know what to send your blood sample(s) off to be tested for.
- Queen Mary’s Hospital, Roehampton
- Nelson Health Centre
- St John’s Therapy Centre
If you have attended one of our clinics and your clinician wants you to have a blood test you can go to any of the following locations:
• Clinic A Lanesborough Wing, St George’s Hospital, Tooting
• Queen Mary’s Hospital, Roehampton
• Nelson Health Centre
• St John’s Therapy Centre
- Any age: Dragon Centre, St George’s Hospital, Tooting
- Over 7 years: Queen Mary’s Hospital, Roehampton
- Over 5 years: Nelson Health Centre
- Any age: Fridays only at St John’s Therapy Centre
Locations and opening times
We only see clinic patients at our St George’s Hospital site. If you have a GP blood test request, you will need to go to one of our other locations.
We are open Monday to Friday 7.45am-4.45pm
We do blood tests here for anyone over 7 years of age – whether from clinic or from your GP.
We are open Monday to Friday 8.30am-4.45pm
We do blood tests here for anyone over 5 years of age – whether from clinic or from your GP.
We are open Monday to Friday 8am-7.30pm and Saturday 8am-11.45am and 1pm-4.30pm
We do blood tests here for any adults – whether from clinic or from your GP, Monday to Thursday. On Fridays appointments are for children only.
We are open Monday to Friday 8.30am-1pm and 2pm-4.45pm
We do blood tests here for anyone aged 0-17 – whether from clinic of from your GP, Monday to Thursday 9am-1pm and 2pm-4.30pm and Friday 1pm-4pm.
Frequently Asked Questions
See below some commonly asked questions about blood testing:
Yes. Appointments must be booked in advance. Book via myappointments.online
Or over the phone by calling 0203 376 8776.
If your GP has referred you, please check that have a request form and your personal details are correct. If they are not, please notify your GP. If you do not do this before arriving for your test, you may be delayed or sent back to your GP.
If your doctor has asked you to fast before your blood test, please do not eat or drink anything except for water on the day of the test.
We try to see everyone as quickly as possible and our aim is to ensure that no one waits longer than an hour but delays can occur for a number of reasons including emergencies.
Please tell the phlebotomist if you have had any problems with previous blood tests such as feeling faint or if you are taking medication that thins your blood such as warfarin or aspirin.
When you enter the blood test room, a member of staff will check your forms if you have them. One blood test request may require several different tubes of blood but these can all be taken from a single skin puncture.
After the blood has been taken, you will be asked to apply pressure to the site to minimise the risk of bruising and a dressing will be applied. The dressing should be removed after 30 minutes and you should avoid heavy lifting with that arm for several hours.
A small bruise may occur after your test, due to blood leaking from the punctured vein and collecting under the skin. This is normal and will disappear after a few days in the same way that any other bruise does.
The phlebotomist is trained to take your blood but not to discuss your blood tests or medical condition.
Most blood test results are returned to the requesting doctor within a week. Results are not returned to the blood test room.
We are open late until 7:30pm Monday to Friday, and on a Saturday from 8am to 4:30pm for adults at the Nelson Health Centre.
