Phlebotomy (Blood Tests) Pathology Department

All routine blood tests are now by a pre-booked appointment only

Appointments at all of our locations; Corby Outpatients, Isebrook Outpatients, North Northants Council Office (Kettering) and Nene Park Outpatients can now be booked online.

You can access this system 24/7 online for booking, cancelling and rescheduling to suit your needs. Calling our phone line will not provide preferential bookings for routine bloods tests.

*Please be aware appointments at Kettering General Hospital are reserved for patients with hospital request forms. Appointments at Kettering General Hospital Pathology are reserved for urgent Hospital /GP requests and specialist tests only. To book an appointment please ring 01536 494411 open between 8am - 4pm.
 
Please bring any blood forms forms given to you with you. This will improve your patient experience.

Adult's Blood Test appointments

Whenever possible please use our new online booking system. Please bring any blood test forms given to you with you. This will improve your patient experience.
 
Appointment slots at Kettering General Hospital are limited and reserved for patients with urgent hospital and GP request forms, specialist blood tests and urgent requests listed as urgent by the requester.
 
 
 
If you are unable to book online please call the number below:
To book an appointment at any of our blood tests clinics (except North Northants Council Office) please telephone: 01536 494411 between 8am - 4pm (Monday - Friday).
 
To book an appointment for North Northants Council Office only, please telephone 01536 494411 between 8am - 4pm or telephone 01536 535600 between 9am - 5pm (Monday - Friday).
 

Urgent Blood Tests

Please look to book online in the first instance, additional blood test slots are added daily at some of our sites. 

If you do not have the facility to book an appointment online, you are unable to get through on the phone line due to long waiting times and need urgent Chemotherapy or anticoagulation tests or have a planned operation in the next 48 hours please attend the Kettering General Hospital Pathology department as a walk in patient.

Children's Blood Test Appointments

To book a blood test for a child, under 15 years of age, please see more information in Children's Phlebotomy including how to book an appointment. 
 

Glucose Tolerance Test appointments

To make an appointment for a Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT) please telephone 01536 492694 between 9:00am and 4:00pm (Monday - Friday).
 

Specialist Blood Tests

There are some specialist blood tests that must be taken at our Pathology Department at Kettering General Hospital, including the following tests:
 
ACTH (Adrenocorticotophic hormone)
ADAMTS 13
Aldosterone
Ammonia NH3
Anti-Thrombin / Thrombophilia
Anti Xa
C Peptide & Insulin
Calcitonin
Chemotheraphy
Chromogranin A & B
Cold Agglutinins
Cryoglobulins (Before 16:00)
Cryofibrogen 
Lupus Anticoagulant
FSHD
Gastrin
Glucagon
Gut Hormones (or Intestinal Hormones or Intestinal Polypeptides or VIP)
Heparin Assay (Xa)
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT)
Hexokinase
Homocysteine
Insulin
Malarial Parasites
Metanephrine
Oxygen dissociation
Platelet nucleotides
Renin
TCR Gene rearrangement studies
Von Willebrand’s Disease (VWS)
White Cell Enzymes
Zinc