Please allow more time when travelling to Nene Park Irthlingborough between 21 July and 21 August 2026
Please allow more time when travelling to Nene Park for your outpatient, blood test or diagnostic appointment. Thank you.
Starting on Tuesday 21 July and scheduled to end on Friday 21 August; significant delays are expected by drivers driving along a stretch of the A6 as a result of roadworks.
The work currently being undertaken is happening approximately 100 metres either side of the A6' roundabout with Diamond Way include the construction of a new signalised junction and surfacing improvements to the road.
You can read more information in a article dated 21 July 2026 on the Northamptonshire Telegraph website Month-long roadworks on A6 begin today
All routine blood tests are by pre-booked appointments
You can access the blood test appointment booking system 24 hours a day, 7 days a week online. Calling our telephone booking service will not provide preferential bookings for routine bloods tests. You will require your NHS number to book a blood test appointment. You can find your NHS number on an NHS Hospital or GP Practice letter, p rescription, NHS Website or the NHS app.
If you are unable to attend a pre-booked blood test appointment or no longer need your blood taken, please reschedule or cancel your appointment, as required, using the online booking system. This will release the appointment back into the booking system.
If you have already been given a paper blood test request form, please ensure you bring it this with you to your appointment.
Online appointments are available at the following locations; Corby Nuffield Outpatients, Corby Broadleaf Diagnostic Centre, Isebrook Outpatients, Wellingborough, North Northants Council Office, Kettering and Nene Park Outpatients, Irthlingborough.
Appointment slots at Kettering General Hospital Pathology Department are limited and reserved for patients requiring specialist blood tests, urgent hospital and urgent GP appointments only. To book an appointment here please ring 01536 494411 between 8.00am and 4.00pm, Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays).
We continue to see an increased demand for blood taking leading to longer wait times for routine appointments. Please continue to use the online booking system . To book a blood test appointment you will require your NHS number.
The online blood test appointment booking is a live system. It is frequently updated as new appointments are released and when appointments are cancelled. Please do keep checking the system.
Our telephone booking service can be extremely busy leading to longer than expected waiting time. Our team are doing what they can to answer calls, as quickly as possible. Please continue to hold and your call will be answered.