Test results

View your test results using your NHS App or account

You can view test results in your GP health record using the NHS App or by logging into your account on the NHS website.

You can create an account if you do not already have one.

To view your test results online, you must be:

When you create an account, you’ll need to prove your identity before you can view your test results. This helps keep your information secure. Log in or open NHS App or Create an account

Use other GP online services and apps

You may be able to use other GP online services and apps to view your test results.

Contact your GP surgery

You can ask for your test results from your GP Practice. They may be able to give you a printed copy of your record or send you a digital version if you need it.

Test results you can view online

When you view your test results online, you should see any recent results that have been added to your GP health record.

Results you can see

  • results of tests you had at your GP surgery
  • hospital test results that have been sent to your GP surgery

Results you will not see

  • hospital test results that have not been sent to your GP surgery – the hospital may contact you about your result or tell you how to get your result

If you need to see results from before May 2023

Test results from before May 2023 may not be automatically available in your online GP health record.

If you need to see older test results, you’ll have to ask your GP surgery to make them available in your NHS App or account. How to ask for old test results and what happens next

You can ask for online access to old test results by:

If your GP surgery approves your request, you’ll be able to see your test results when you view your GP record in your NHS App or account. This can take a few weeks.

If your GP surgery does not approve your request, you can contact them to discuss why they did not to make your test results available.

Email or call the GP surgery, or speak to a receptionist next time you visit.

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When the test results will be available

Blood tests

Allow 7 to 10 working days unless otherwise advised.

X-Rays

Allow 2 to 3 weeks.

Urine tests

Allow 7 working days.

Stool tests

Allow 2 weeks.

Biopsy

Allow 8 weeks.

Smear test

A results letter is sent direct to the patient 4 to 6 weeks after test.

Getting your test results

If your test results show that you need more tests or treatment, we will contact you.

Once a doctor has reviewed your test results, you can view them:

Questions about your results

If you want to talk to someone about your results, please use our Anima service and someone will be in touch.