From Monday 21st October 2024, the ‘urgent’ GP / community blood tests currently provided at Royal Preston Hospital’s blood test clinic will be moving to Healthport Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC), Vicarage Lane, Fulwood.
The clinic will run from 8.30am – 12.30pm, Monday to Friday. We ask that patients attend before 12noon to ensure they are seen as the clinic will close at 12.30pm prompt.
The Trust’s blood clinic provision is summarised below:
Royal Preston Hospital
- Accepts hospital blood requests only (walk in – no appointment needed)
- No Urgent or routine GP bloods will be taken
- Location: Main entrance
- Opening times: 8.30am - 5pm, Monday to Friday. We ask that you attend before 4.30pm to ensure you are seen as the clinic will close at 5pm prompt.
Chorley and South Ribble Hospital
- Accepts Hospital blood requests (walk in – no appointment needed)
- Accepts Urgent GP blood requests (walk in – no appointment needed) – limited availability
- No routine GP bloods will be taken
- Location: Pathology (Level 3) – see directions below
- Opening times: 8.30am - 5pm, Monday to Friday. We ask that you attend before 4.30pm to ensure you are seen as the clinic will close at 5pm prompt.
Healthport Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC)
- Accepts Hospital blood requests (walk in – no appointment needed)
- Accepts Urgent GP blood requests (walk in – no appointment needed) – limited availability
- No routine GP bloods will be taken
- Location: Vicarage Lane, Fulwood, PR2 8DW (free parking)
- times: 8.30am – 12.30pm, Monday to Friday. We ask that you attend before 12noon to ensure you are seen as the clinic will close at 12.30pm prompt.
More information about Lancashire Teaching Hospital’s Blood Clincs can be found on our service page.
Community provision
- All non-urgent GP blood requests are still to be booked via your local community appointment system.
- Please see the Greater Preston blood clinic timetable, including anti-coagulant, on Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust’s website.
