Blood tests and urine tests can all be arranged when appropriate.  Please check that your results have been received and whether further action is required, by telephoning the receptionist after 10.30am.

It is the patient’s responsibility to contact the practice to find out their blood/ investigations results.

Patients can check their own test results online, without needing to visit or telephone the surgery. Please register for Online services on our home page for access to view test reslts,online appointment booking, and requesting repeat medications requests etc.

Children aged 12 months to 10 years: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9.30am-3.30pm by appointment only. Children cannot be seen outside these clinic times. To book an appointment, please click here.

Children under 12 months should book an appointment with the paediatric nursing team, medical day unit, acorn ward by calling 07546 655 797 or 020 8539 5522.

There are a range of clinics in this area. Book online here. Please note, the clinics below are available to people aged ten and over.

Silverthorn Medical Centre*, 2 Friars Close, Chingford, E4 6UN.
Opening hours: Monday-Friday, 8.15am-12.30pm and 1.15pm-4pm

St James Health Centre*, 47 St James Street, Walthamstow, E17 7NH.
Opening hours: Monday-Friday, 8.15am-12.30pm and 1.15pm-5.30pm

Langthorne Health Centre*, 13 Langthorne Road, Leytonstone, E11 4HX.
Opening hours: Monday-Friday, 8.15am-12.30pm and 1.15pm-5.30pm

A blood test is when a sample of blood is taken for testing in a laboratory. Blood tests have a wide range of uses and are one of the most common types of medical test. For example, a blood test can be used to:

• assess your general state of health
• confirm the presence of a bacterial or viral infection
• see how well certain organs, such as the liver and kidneys, are functioning

A blood test usually involves the phlebotomist taking a blood sample from a blood vessel in your arm and the usual place for a sample is the inside of the elbow or wrist, where the veins are relatively close to the surface. Blood samples from children are most commonly taken from the back of the hand. The childs hand will be anaesthetised (numbed) with a special cream before the sample is taken.

You can find out more about blood tests, their purpose and the way they are performed on the NHS Choices website by clicking here.

To book your Xray appointment at Whipps Cross Hospital, after the GP has referred you or to chase an Xray result, please call 0207 767 3323 Option 4, Mon-Fri 9am - 5pm.

For any other Radiology queries please call 0208 539 5522 ext 5520, Mon-Fri 9am - 5pm.

An X-ray is a widely used diagnostic test to examine the inside of the body. X-rays are a very effective way of detecting problems with bones, such as fractures. They can also often identify problems with soft tissue, such as pneumonia or breast cancer.

If you have an X-ray, you will be asked to lie on a table or stand against a surface so that the part of your body being X-rayed is between the X-ray tube and the photographic plate.

An X-ray is usually carried out by a radiographer, a healthcare professional who specialises in using imaging technology, such as X-rays and ultrasound scanners.

You can find out more about x-ray tests, how they are performed, their function and the risks by visiting the NHS Choices website by clicking here.