Under the Health Acts you are entitled, with a letter from your G.P., to have your blood taken in local hospitals free of charge. You may now have your blood taken at the Practice by the visiting phlebotomist, when available, for a reasonable fee; the fee includes making appointment, providing safe environment and equipment, trained staff, indemnity insurance, taking of blood, filling out appropriate form, packaging blood, taking to laboratory, reception of report, interpreting result and communication of result .
The samples will be brought to the hospital and most should be available within a week and mostly within 2 days.
By appointment with phlebotomist.