complete blood test

[Ness54]

I have purchased a complete blood test kit, as with a NHS blood test for underactive thyroid you do not get a complete blood test. Unfortunately I need my blood to be drawn so I can send away for this test. Will the NHS do this for free as they won’t be testing it.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

You can ask, but perhaps unlikely

Which test kit are you ordering

You have to choose wether to order DIY finger prick test or kit for blood drawn

Most members do finger prick test

Tips on how to do DIY finger prick test 

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

Medichecks or Blue horizon have extensive list of places that will do private blood draw for an extra fee

List of private testing options and money off codes

thyroiduk.org/getting-a-dia...

Medichecks Thyroid plus antibodies and vitamins

medichecks.com/products/adv...

Blue Horizon Thyroid Premium Gold includes antibodies, cortisol and vitamins

bluehorizonbloodtests.co.uk...

If you can get GP to test vitamins then cheapest option for just TSH, FT4 and FT3 and includes BOTH TPO and TG antibodies -£29 

randoxhealth.com/at-home/Th...

Monitor My Health also now offer thyroid and vitamin testing, plus cholesterol and HBA1C for £65 

(Doesn’t include thyroid antibodies) 

monitormyhealth.org.uk/full...

10% off code here 

thyroiduk.org/getting-a-dia...

NHS easy postal kit vitamin D test £31 via

vitamindtest.org.uk

Only do private testing early Monday or Tuesday morning. 

Link about thyroid blood tests

thyroiduk.org/getting-a-dia...

Link about Hashimoto’s

thyroiduk.org/hypothyroid-b...

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

The NHS is not obliged to take blood for private tests. You can ask but be prepared to be refused. My surgery wont do it. I rang the local hospital (albeit they are over 50 miles away) and they refused even when I offered to pay, they require any blood draw to be requested by your GP.

So if your surgery or local hospital wont do it you'll have to pay for private phlebotomy, some Superdrug branches offer it (you'll need to check their website) or the company you purchased your private blood test from might have clinics you could use or offer home phlebotomy. Check the website of the company where you purchased it, it should actually have been an option when you made the purchase.