Blood Clinic
From 28th April 2025 – the below Blood Test provision will be changing to the 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 clinics close at 5pm prompt.
Chorley and South Ribble Hospital accepts:
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Hospital blood requests only (walk in – no appointment needed)
No Urgent or 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 clinics close at 5pm prompt.
Healthport Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) accepts:
- Hospital blood requests (walk in – no appointment needed)
- Urgent GP blood requests (walk in – no appointment needed)
No routine GP bloods will be taken
Location: Vicarage Lane, Fulwood, PR2 8DW (free parking)
Opening times: 8.30am – 4.30pm, Monday to Friday. We ask that you attend before 4pm to ensure you are seen as the clinics close at 4.30pm prompt.
Community Blood Tests:
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, below:
Directions to Pathology for Hospital requested bloods at Chorley:
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ATC Entrance: Follow the corridor to the staircase and lift on your left. Go up to Level 3, turn left, and the Pathology Department will be on your right.
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Main Entrance: Upon entering the main corridor, take the stairs or lift on the left. Go up to Level 3, turn left, and follow the corridor and signs to Pathology.
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Preston Road Entrance: Enter the main corridor, and follow the signs to Pathology.
Useful information
- Phlebotomy
Phlebotomy is the process of taking blood samples from patients, to aid doctors in their investigations and diagnosis.
- INR
INR is an abbreviation of international normalised ratio (INR). People taking anticoagulants have a regular blood test called the INR. It measures how long it takes your blood to clot. The longer your blood takes to clot, the higher the INR.
- LSCFT
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS organisation that provides a range of services including child and adolescent mental health services, mental health and forensic services. It also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community.
