Test Results

📋 Getting your test results

  • If your test results show that you need further tests or treatment, we will contact you
  • Once a doctor has reviewed your results, you can view them:

 


 

❓ Questions about your results

  • If you have questions or would like to discuss your results, please contact us online
  • A GP will review your request and advise on the next steps
  • Some results can take time to be returned to us, so please be patient
  • As soon as results are received and reviewed, they will be visible in your GP health record
  • You can find your results in the NHS App under:
    Your health → GP health record → Test results

 


 

🏥 Tests arranged by a hospital or consultant

  • If your test was arranged by a hospital or consultant, the result will be sent directly to them
  • They are responsible for reviewing and informing you of the result
  • We are unable to access these results until they have been reviewed by the hospital team
  • Some hospitals allow results to be viewed via:
    • The NHS App
    • Patients Know Best
  • If you cannot find your result:
    • Please contact the hospital or consultant directly
    • We are unable to chase these results on your behalf

 


 

🎗️ National screening programmes

  • Results for national screening tests are managed by national NHS screening services

This includes:

  • Cervical screening (smear tests)
  • Bowel cancer screening (faecal occult blood tests)
  • Breast screening
  • Results are sent directly to you by post or via national systems
  • These results may not always appear immediately in your GP record

If you have not received your result, please contact the relevant screening service.

 

Page last reviewed: 07 April 2026
Page created: 10 February 2021