Walk - in Blood Test Services are on the move

NHS Stoke on TrentNHS North Staffordshire

University Hospital of North Staffordshire

Blood Testing Services are getting a new home from March 26th 2012.

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Other Options

GP patients requiring a blood test should either use one of the three new walk-in centres or book a blood test appointment at a number of community locations. Telephone 01782 555506 for an appointment. Information regarding locations is readily available at all GP surgeries.

Children’s Blood Tests

Paediatric phlebotomy should be accessed by making an appointment at the new Children’s Centre at the City General site. Please contact 01782 675122 for an appointment. This service is mainly for children below the age of 14.

Hospital Patients

There is a small phlebotomy unit in the new hospital situated within Medical Outpatients on floor one. This is available for hospital patients requiring blood tests when they attend for clinic appointments. This service is for internal hospital blood test requests only. It is not available for patients given a blood test request card by their GP.

For bus timetable enquiries please contact

Traveline on 0871 200 2233

Meir Primary Care CentreAddress: Meir Primary Care Centre, Weston Road, Meir, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 6AB

Parking: Meir has free public parking but please note spaces can be limited early morning.

Cobridge Community Health CentreAddress: Cobridge Community Health Centre, Church Terrace, Cobridge, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 2JN

Parking: The site has ample free public parking.

Bradwell HospitalAddress: Bradwell Hospital, Talke Rd, Chesterton, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 7NL

Parking: The Hospital has ample free public parking.

Blood Testing Services are getting a new home.From 23rd March 2012 you will no longer be able to get your blood test taken at University Hospital of North Staffordshire’s Central Pathology Lab as it is closing to GP walk in patients. Services are being moved out into the community to make it easier for you to have your blood test taken at a range of locations, all with free parking.

Opening times for all three locations are Mondays to Fridays 8am until 5pm

From 26th March 2012 you can go to:Why Change Location(s)?The NHS in North Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent is undergoing radical change. University Hospital of North Staffordshire is being transformed into a single site hospital at the City General.

As part of this change some services that can be provided in the community are being moved, the blood test service is just one of them.

The service will still be provided by the very same skilled clinicians who would have taken your blood sample at University Hospital of North Staffordshire.

If you need any further information please go to www.uhns.nhs.uk