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How long does it take to get blood test results?

  • 22-11-2011 7:33pm
    #1
    Star18
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18 ✭


    I was just asking as I went to my GP about a week ago.
    To get it done there you'd have to pay and you get the results in a week.
    He said to get them free at the hospital it could take up to 2/3months to get the results Which sounded kind of odd. I'm getting done in the gp anyway I just wanted to know if he was making it up about it taking 2/3months.


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  • #2
    rolion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,362 ✭✭✭rolion


    I'm doing my yearly full blood tests tomorrow morning...always got my result in max 10 working days / 2 weeks.

    Maybe you are doing some special tests that takes so long...!?


  • #3
    Star18
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18 ✭Star18


    rolion wrote: »
    I'm doing my yearly full blood tests tomorrow morning...always got my result in max 10 working days / 2 weeks.

    Maybe you are doing some special tests that takes so long...!?

    It's just a general blood test see if I have anything wrong with me. I'm kinda young he could've just been saying that .


  • #4
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,669 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    The delay at hospitals is due to the system they have where you need an appointment to get blood taken and the waiting list is at least 8 weeks long in most hospitals.
    How long they take to come back depends on the test tbh. Some are back very quickly 1-3 days and some up to 4-6 weeks though these are usually very specialised tests.


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