Patient Booking Service for X-rays and blood tests.
If you require a blood test from you will be able to make an appointment at Balmoral Surgery to have your blood test with an HCA. Alternatively you can book an appointment at Buckland Hospital via this link;
https://itx.ekhuft.nhs.uk/patheks
If you choose to have your blood test taken at Buckland Hospital, you will need to visit the practice to collect your blood form before your appointment.
Blood Test Appointments
If you require a blood test you can make an appointment at Balmoral Surgery to have your blood test with an HCA. Alternatively the service is available at Buckland Hospital in Dover.
You will need a form from your GP for either the X-ray or the blood test before you can book an appointment.
Tests & Investigations
Most x-rays and scans are done in Deal by appointment, but special x-rays and scans are usually performed at either Buckland Hospital, Dover, the William Harvey Hospital, Ashford, or the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, Margate.
Results
Please allow 2 weeks before contacting the surgery regarding blood test, urine samples and x-ray results requested by the practice. Smears take about a month and you will be contacted with the result.
The test result department is open at present between 2.00 and 4.30pm.
The automatic choice list on the telephone includes an option for dialling this department direct. If you are uncertain about a test please ask the doctor or nurse, about the procedure and how to get the result.