Blood tests are often needed for your doctor to work out what is causing your symptoms. They may also be needed to check that treatment you are on is being effective. There are a very large number of things that can be tested from a blood sample and the ones your doctor is testing for will be written on the form you were given.
We provide blood test services for children in clinics in the hospital and for adults in the community.
If you have a child under the age of two, you will need to book an appointment for a blood test in our children's outpatients clinic.
Please call 0208 887 3095/3863 between Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm to book your child under the age of two for an appointment.
If your child is aged between two and 16, they are seen in our children's outpatient clinic in the hospital's main building, level -1.
Appointments must be booked online in advance and children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult or will not be able to have a blood test. There is no walk in service available.
Monday - 9am-12pm and 1-4.30pm
Tuesday - 9am-12pm and 1-4.30pm
Wednesday - 9am-12pm and 1-4.30pm
Thursday - 9am-12pm and 1-4.30pm
Friday - 9am-12pm and 1-4.30pm
Any patients that arrive after 4.30pm will, unfortunately, not be seen. We treat children as a priority in the clinic and see them as soon as possible.
Please note that we no longer offer a service for fasting blood tests. Our paediatric consultants advise this is almost always unnecessary. GPs have been advised what to do if they believe a fasting blood test is needed.
Children aged between two and 16 should attend the children’s outpatient clinic with a parent or carer. The clinic is in the hospital's main building, level -1.
If you have any issues booking your appointment online, please call us on 0208 887 3663 / 3664 (select option 6). Please be advised that our call centre does experience a high volume of calls, resulting in long wait times.
Appointments must be booked online in advance as there is no walk in service available.
Patients who have been referred to a blood test by their GP are encouraged to book an appointment at one of the sites in the community (Laurels, Evergreen or Forest road) to ensure you are given the earliest appointment possible.
Blood test appointments are by referral only.
Monday - 8am to 5pm
Tuesday - 8am to 5pm
Wednesday - 8am to 5pm
Thursday - 8am to 5pm
Friday - 8am to 5pm
If you have any issues booking your appointment online, please call us on 0208 887 3663 / 3664 (select option 6). Please be advised that our call centre does experience a high volume of calls, resulting in long wait times.
If you have been referred for a blood test by a doctor at North Mid, please go to Clinic 9 which is located on Level 0, ground floor of our main hospital building - accessible via the main hospital entrance.
Yes. You need to book an appointment at all the sites to have a blood test whether you are a GP patient or a hospital outpatient.
If you have any issues booking your appointment online, please call us on 0208 887 3663 / 3664. Please be advised that our call centre does experience a high volume of calls, resulting in long wait times.
At the GP Hubs and North Middlesex University Hospital your blood will be taken by a group of skilled staff, called phlebotomists. It is normally a quick and almost painless procedure.
The phlebotomist will take the blood from the crease of the elbow of the arm you use least. This normally has a vein that can be accessed easily (you can normally see this vein as a blue line if you look at your arm). A strap is placed above the elbow and tightened slightly to increase the size of the vein. A needle is placed in the vein and blood is sucked into an attached tube. After taking the blood the phlebotomist will use a cotton wool pad and tape to cover the spot the needle entered to prevent any bleeding. In children, the phlebotomist may use an anaesthetic spray before taking their blood to make it even easier.
Some people are more difficult to take blood from, and a small minority of people can bruise easily. This can often look alarming but will normally fade within a day or two.
We begin testing your blood on the day it is taken. Most results are ready on the same day but some can take several days to be completed. All the results are sent to the person who wrote your request form, usually your GP.
If you are having a glucose tolerance test please, please book it online on the link above.
We provide a service for taking blood samples at home for housebound patients in Enfield. Appointments for this non-urgent service can only be made through the patient's GP. All referrals should be emailed to northmid.phlebotomydomiciliary@nhs.net