Blood Test Request Form
For your child to have a blood test, they will need to have a request form from a clinician. This may be your General Practitioner (GP) or someone else.
- If you have been provided with a paper request form by your clinician, please bring this with you to the appointment.
- If your request has been sent electronically, the receptionist will be able to check that the request has been received at the time of making the appointment.
If a hospital doctor has requested your child’s blood test, then they will have provided you with a handwritten paper request form. It is very important that you bring this with you to the appointment.
Cancellation
If after making the appointment your child is unable to attend for any reason, please telephone the central line on 01536 492694 between 8am and 4pm, Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays) to cancel or reschedule accordingly.
Pain Relief
Anaesthetic cream can be provided, but this requires authorisation by a clinician as it is a pharmacy medicine; and needs to be applied an hour before the appointment. It can be collected from any phlebotomy location (if it has been authorised) or may be purchased from a pharmacy. A cold anaesthetic spray which does not require authorisation can be used at the time of the appointment as an alternative to the cream, although this is not as effective. For more information please see the leaftlet below.
Information, Authorisation & Consent leaflet
Please read all the information contained in the Children’s Phlebotomy Information, Authorisation & Consent leaflet carefully; and if you can, bring the form with you to the appointment. The form and more information can be found here in the leaflet below.
