Drive Through Blood Test

[RobertCLL]

For those in the UK, is your hospital providing drive through blood tests? I have a consultants telephone appointment in the next 3 weeks, so a blood draw is going to be required. I don't want to have to go the pathology!!

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Do you have your blood form? If so book a blood test the week before at your GP medical practice.

Yes, they are still there to do such and have the highest standards to help prevent COVID 19 transmission.

[RobertCLL in reply to Hidden]

Yes, I do have a blood form. Didn't real want to go to the doctors surgery either! I appreciate that the risk COULD be lower, but IMHO it's still a risk!

[PaulaS Volunteer]

Hi Robert,

Last week I got my bloods done in a carpark at the Sheffield Arena. They have set up a Drive-through blood testing lab

sth.nhs.uk/news/news?action...

We went early in case it got crowded, and at 9.30 am there were only a few other cars waiting there. It was very well organised. We stayed in the car, just wound window down and I stuck my arm out when asked to. All very easy. I had my blood request form with me, which I asked for at my previous clinic visit and usually get done at my GP surgery.

I don't know if it is only for Sheffield hospitals, but I'd definitely recommend it.

Paula

[RobertCLL in reply to PaulaS]

That's the way to go!

[PaulaS Volunteer in reply to RobertCLL]

I have just corrected the link about the Sheffield Drive Through. Sorry I did it wrong the first time.

[JigFettler Volunteer in reply to PaulaS]

Thanks PaulaS

Good organization! Must check if they are doing it around my neck of the woods!

I have thought about asking my local surgery nurse to take my next bloods in the surgery carpark - stick my arm out of a partly open car window...

What could possibly go wrong?!

Jig

[RobertCLL in reply to JigFettler]

That's what I would be comfortable with.

[Fran57 in reply to JigFettler]

Hi. Paul should have a blood test soon, ready for a phone consultation with his consultant...he’s not keen to go anywhere ( we’ve been completely shielding for a couple of months now)and neither of us drives, so these “drive throughs” might need to be a “cycle through”!☺️

Take care.

Fran 😉

[JigFettler Volunteer in reply to Fran57]

Masked. Gloved. Aseptic technique.

Outdoors even, in the sunshine.

Its doable.

Just the medical team may be stepping out if their comfort zones. Then, they've been doing that now for a while now anyway.

Jig

[Fran57 in reply to JigFettler]

Thanks for setting the scene, Jig.

😉