Blood Tests
Important information for patients requiring blood tests in the Southend area.
SOUTHEND HOSPITAL
From Monday 11th May until further notice, blood test services
will operate from the Ground Floor of the Out Patients Department
at Southend Hospital. The main Outpatients Department is situated
in the Tower Block, entry is via car park F. A map can be found
here.
If you require a blood test, please refer to the hospital
website for further information or visit www.swiftqueue.co.uk or telephone
01702 746065.
We apologise for the recent relocation of clinics. It is due to
the pandemic, its impact on different sites and minimising risk to
our patients and staff.
SOUTHEND AREA CLINICS
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic and in order to maintain the
safety of our staff and patients, several of our clinics have
closed. If you still require a blood test, please check your
booking and if necessary, rebook at another clinic.
The following Southend Phlebotomy Clinic Locations are
closed:
Leigh on Sea Primary Care Centre, Southend Medical Centre,
Thorpedene, Eastwood Road, Hockley, Tyrells, Rayleigh, Hadleigh,
Kent Elms Corner, Leigh PCT and Great Wakering.
For blood test patients in the Southend area, the
Valkyrie Primary Care Centre on the Ground Floor
is available.
To book your blood test online please visit
www.swiftqueue.co.uk
or telephone 01702 746065.
CANVEY ISLAND CLINICS
For all patients requiring a blood test on Canvey Island please
book online for testing at:
- Canvey Primary Care Centre (Canvey
Paddocks)
- Sydervelt Clinic
To book your blood test please book online at www.swiftqueue.co.uk
or telephone 01702 746065
We will keep all information about blood test appointments
updated on our website but if you are unable to look online, please
call 01702 746065.
To ensure social distancing we request you do not arrive earlier
than five minutes before
your appointment time.
If you have any symptoms of Covid-19, please do not
attend your appointment.
We are very sorry for any inconvenience caused. Safety
is our priority and we have been working with public health teams
to minimise risk to staff and patients.
BLOOD TEST FOR CHILDREN
IMPORTANT PATIENT AND FAMILY INFORMATION FOR PAEDIATRIC
BLOOD TESTS
For patients in the SOUTHEND area only
Please note that if the patient is under 18 years of
age, they are a paediatric patient.
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, GPs in the
SOUTHEND area have been tasked with performing
URGENT only paediatric blood tests during this
period.
The blood test form will state URGENT in the
top right-hand corner. If your request form states urgent, and you
live in the SOUTHEND area, please contact your GP.
Your GP will triage the blood test requirement to ascertain its
clinical priority and contact the on-call Consultant at Southend
Hospital who will arrange for a Paediatric Outpatient appointment
for the patient.
If the blood test is not deemed urgent the GP will arrange an
appointment at the surgery once business as usual resumes.
If the patient has an appointment that is booked for the future
on Swiftqueue, at any site other than your GP, the family of the
patient will be contacted to cancel this appointment.
Summary
As I'm sure you will be aware, we need to do everything we can
to minimise the risk of infection of Covid-19 and the safety of our
patients and staff is an absolute priority. To this effect we wish
to minimise the number of people visiting and this is the reason
for moving the clinics to alternative venues.
We will keep all information about blood test appointments
updated on our website but if you are unable to look online, please
call 01702 746065.
To ensure social distancing we request you do not arrive earlier
than five minutes before your appointment time.
If you have any symptoms of
Covid-19, please do not attend your appointment.
We are very sorry for any
inconvenience caused. Safety is our priority and we have been
working with public health teams to minimise risk to staff and
patients
Clinics and appointment booking lines are closed on UK
public holidays.