• There are no walk-in services available for Barking and Dagenham, Havering or Redbridge patients – all blood tests appointments must be booked in advance.
• Blood tests for children under 12 are carried out by appointment only by the BHRUT Children’s Outpatient department.
• Always take your paper blood test form to your appointment as this is a requirement to process your blood test. If you have a blood test form from BHRUT consultant, please use Swiftqueue to book.

We also provide home visit (domiciliary) services to housebound patients who are over 12 years of age. Access to the domiciliary service is by referral from GPs or health professionals.

Please note that we do not offer GGTs (Glucose Tolerance Tests). Please book these with BHRUT.

Online phlebotomy booking system

To book a blood test appointment at one of our community clinics, click Book a blood test .

We are only able to provide blood tests for people who are registered with a GP in Barking and Dagenham, Havering or Redbridge. If you are not registered to a GP in one of these boroughs, please do not use the booking system as your appointment will be cancelled on the day if you arrive at the clinic.

Alternatively, you can contact our administrative team on the following telephone numbers, Monday to Friday 8am – 3.45pm:

• 0300 300 1704
• 0300 555 1045

Please note that our telephone lines can get very busy so you may have to wait in a queue. Please be patient and we will endeavour to answer your call as soon as possible.

Waiting times for blood tests

We are recruiting more staff, have set up additional clinics, and brought in urgent blood testing for patients who meet the relevant ‘referral criteria’. Please discuss with your GP if you think your blood test may be urgent as they may be able to refer you urgently.

We operate a dynamic service responding to changing circumstances and demand. Clinic availability constantly changes - you may wish to check later for changes to availability if a suitable appointment is not showing. We would highly recommend looking at availability across all clinics before booking your blood test.

Cancelling your appointment 

If you need to cancel or rearrange your blood test appointment, you can do so by clicking on the link that was sent to you via text or email at the time of booking your appointment. This will then provide you with the details of your appointment and options to cancel or rearrange. Alternatively you can call our administrative team to support you with this. Please aim to do this at least 24 hours in advance in order to make that appointment available to someone else.

Barking and Dagenham

Havering

Redbridge