Phlebotomists are the people who take your blood, usually from a vein in your arm. Unfortunately, not all of us can get to a hospital, GP surgery or chemist easily in order to have those blood tests taken. Private testing can be a good way around this issue.
Some of the testing laboratories Thyroid UK is partnered with organise a phlebotomist for you. However, if this is not the case, see below for a list of private phlebotomists from across the UK who can do this for you.
Before your phlebotomy appointment, please consider these points:
- A fasting blood test means nothing to eat or drink, other than water, for 12 hours prior to the test and no alcohol for 24 hours before the test, unless advised otherwise by your doctor.
- Keep warm prior to your blood test to help to speed up the procedure. Cold veins are more difficult to find.
Private Phlebotomists
Angela Williamson RM (MSc Midwifery) RGN/RMN
| Areas covered | Essex, East London and Central London |
| open8dore@hotmail.co.uk | |
| Telephone | 07500 564816 |
Blood Collection Mobile London
| Areas covered | London and surrounding areas |
| Website | https://www.bloodcollectionmobile.london/ |
| appointments@bloodcollectionmobile.london | |
| Telephone | 02087 209282 |
Bloods at Home
| Areas covered | Coventry and Warwickshire |
| Website | http://www.homebloodtestservice.co.uk/ |
| helenhorgan65@hotmail.co.uk | |
| Telephone | 07538 790488 |
Hampshire Phlebotomy Services
| Areas covered | Hampshire, Surrey, Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Website | https://www.hampshire-blood-draw.com/ |
| phlebotomy-services@hotmail.com | |
| Telephone | 07717 793315 |
Medical Assistance UK
| Areas covered | UK |
| Website | http://www.ma-uk.com/ |
| info@ma-uk.com | |
| Freephone | 0800 6940173 |
| Telephone | 01473 499995 |
MO Phlebotomy
| Areas covered | Aylesbury, Bedfordshire, Blackburn, Blackpool, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheltenham, East Riding, East Yorkshire, Essex, Gloucester, Lincolnshire, Manchester, Monmouth, North East Lincolnshire, North Riding, North Yorkshire, London, Northamptonshire, Peterborough, South Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Tamworth, Uxbridge, Wales, West midlands, Wes Yorkshire, Worcestershire |
| Website | http://www.mophlebotomy.co.uk |
| mailto:info@mophlebotomy.co.uk | |
| Telephone | 02036 338081 |
| Mobile | 07516 382625 |
Noviche BioScience
| Postcodes covered | B, CB, CV, CW, DE, DN, HD, HX, KK, L, LE, LU, LN, LS, M, NG, NN, OL, PE, SG, SK, ST, TF, WA, WF, WN, WR, WS, WV |
| Website | https://novichebioscience.co.uk/ |
| novichecbs@gmail.com | |
| Telephone | 08450 573 718 |
Phlebotomy Services
| Areas covered | Hampshire, Wiltshire and Berkshire. |
| Website | https://phlebotomyservices.co.uk |
| info@phlebotomyservices.co.uk | |
| Telephone | 07837 024988 |
SMB Healthcare Ltd
| Areas covered | South Wales, West Wales, Bristol and surrounding area |
| Website | http://www.smbhealthcare.co.uk/ |
| info@smbhealthcare.co.uk | |
| Telephone | 01633 718001 |
| Mobile | 07974 529960 |
SR Phlebotomy
| Areas covered | Scotland, Ireland and North of England |
| Website | https://www.srphlebotomy.com |
| sr.phlebotomy@gmail.com | |
| Telephone | 07590 353090 |
| Skype | live:sr.phlebotomy |
The Medical
| Areas covered | Bath, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cheltenham, Isle of Wight, Hemel Hempstead, Keynsham, Newport and Reading |
| Website | https://www.themedical.co.uk |
| info@themedical.co.uk | |
| Telephone | 03303 334 123 |