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Laboratory opening hours
The Cheltenham General Hospital and Gloucestershire Royal Hospital Pathology Department reception desks are open:
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Monday - Friday |
08.30 - 17.00 |
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Saturday and Sunday |
Closed |
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Bank Holidays |
Closed |
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Contacting the laboratories
Cheltenham laboratories
Department of Pathology, Cheltenham General Hospital, Sandford Road, Cheltenham, Glos. GL53 7AN
Pathology reception: 
0300 422 3021
General Office: 0300 422 4056
Gloucester laboratories
Department of Pathology, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Great Western Road, Gloucester, Glos. GL1 3NN
Pathology reception: 0300 422 5286
General Office: 0300 422 5239
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Getting your test results
All test results must be obtained from and discussed with your GP or the hospital team that is caring for you. The laboratories cannot discuss treatment, give test results or any personal information directly to patients or patient's relatives.
This also applies to any enquiries about your treatment regarding blood transfusions.
For information about blood transfusions, including the donation of blood, please visit the NHS Blood and Transplant website 
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Finding the laboratories
Cheltenham General Hospital (site map)
The Pathology builing is directly opposite A&E. The reception entrance is next to the 99 shuttle bus stop just off College Road.
View or download the 
99 route and timetable here.
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital (site map)
Pathology is in the Edward Jenner building opposite the Hyde Lane pedestrian entrance. The reception entrance is next to the 99 shuttle bus stop.
Patients dropping off samples may park outside of the building for a few minutes only.
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Blood test services at Cheltenham General, Gloucestershire Royal and other hospitals
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Opening Times |
Contact Details |
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Cheltenham General Hospital
West Block Outpatients
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Monday - Friday
08.30 - 16.30
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0300 422 3490
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Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
Edward Jenner Unit
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Monday - Friday
08.00 - 16.45 *
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0300 422 5255 - reception
0300 422 5293 - phlebotomy or blood test queries
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Cirencester Hospital
Blood Test Room
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Monday - Thursday
08.30 - 15.30
Friday
08.30 - 12.30 |
01285 884543 |
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Tewkesbury Hospital
Outpatients Department
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Monday - Friday
08.30 - 12.30 |
By appointment only via your GP |
* Closed the last Friday of every month between 12.00 and 13.00.
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital Edward Jenner Clinic
The Edward Jenner Unit has Haemtology clinics running on a Monday, Tuesday and Thursday morning. At this time the unit can be very busy with a possible waiting time of over 1 hour for a blood test. At other times waiting times are usually much shorter.
The department is closed for blood tests on the last Friday of every month between 1200 and 1300. This is for the purpose of staff development.
We accept children for blood tests from age 6 years and above. Children under the age of 6 should have blood taken at the Children's Outpatient Department at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. Please contact Children's Outpatients on 0300 422 8211 to arrange an appointment.
For further enquiries please telephone Jamie Inch, Phlebotomy Lead - GRH or Jo Hill, County-wide Lead Phlebotomist on 0300 422 5293.
Cheltenham General Hospital West Block Outpatients
An open service to GP patients and outpatients is provided daily in West Block Outpatients between 08.30 and 16.30 hours.
We accept children for blood tests from age 6 years and above. Children under the age of 6 should have blood taken at the Children's Outpatient Department at Cheltenham General Hospital. Please contact Children's Outpatients on 0300 422 8211 to arrange an appointment.
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Booking a semen analysis appointment
Semen samples for fertility analysis are complex to process and must be examined as soon after production as possible. We therefore operate an appointment system to ensure sufficient time can be allocated to carry out each analysis.
You do not need to make an appointment if your semen sample is being examined to confirm that a vasectomy operation has been successful.
Appointments are available for weekday mornings, Monday to Friday. To make an appointment please call 0300 422 4200 between 09.00 and 13.00 Monday to Friday.
Please note, your test must be requested by your GP or a hospital doctor. They will provide you with a semen fertility analysis request form.
A room is available at the Gloucester laboratory if you need to produce the sample on site.
For further information please see the patient leaflet Producing a sample of semen for examination.
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Page last reviewed: 17/12/12