Book a blood test

UPDATE 25 JULY 2024:

The NHS continues to feel the effects of a cyber-attack affecting an NHS pathology service provider known as Synnovis. At present, we have eight active sites across Lewisham, Greenwich and Bexley where you can get a blood test marked as 'urgent' or 'important':

  • Queen Elizabeth Hospital
  • Eltham Community Hospital
  • Sydenham Green Health Centre
  • Waldron Health Centre
  • South Lewisham Health Centre
  • Rushey Green Health Centre
  • Queen Mary's Hospital
  • Erith Health Centre

If you have a referral from your GP for a blood test marked 'urgent' or 'important' (this will appear on the forms you receive), please book your test at one of these sites via our outpatient call centre: 020 8333 3217. Our lines are open from 8am to 4pm, from Monday to Friday. 

Please note: you will need to bring a hard copy of your bloods request form to your booked appointment. If you do not bring this form, you will not be able to be seen, and will have to rebook. If you do not have this form, please contact your GP.

Furthermore, the lift at Rushey Green Group Practice is out of service. If you are unable to use stairs, please select an alternative location when booking your blood test. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

When appointments become fully available again, you will be able to book one using the following online service:

>> Book your blood test here  Book a blood test online

Colleagues across south east London are working full time to resolve the remaining issues and bring back our capacity to carry out non-urgent blood tests. We hope to be able to give a positive update on this in early August, and apologise for the continued inconvenience this situation has caused.

 

Blood tests for children aged under 10

Lewisham: If a child under 10 years old needs a blood test, this must be booked at South Lewisham Health Centre, which offers a specialised clinic for children. This is the only blood test centre in Lewisham that is able to take blood from children under the age of 10 years. Please check for the correct option when booking.

Children under 10 from Greenwich and Bexley can get bloods taken from specially trained staff at Queen Elizabeth Hospital or Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup.