Blood tests at Ealing Hospital
Information on how to book a blood test at Ealing Hospital, also called phlebotomy.
Location: Ealing Hospital
Division: Women's, children's and clinical services division
General manager: Innocent Chimhini
About getting your blood test at Ealing Hospital
If you have a referral form from your GP, community clinic or from one of our outpatient clinics, you can get your blood tested in our phlebotomy department.
Please bring your blood test request form to the phlebotomy department in the outpatients clinic 1 on level 2.
Book your blood test
Use our online booking
- If you are aged 16 years and over
- For age 3-15 year olds who do not meet the criteria for the paediatric outpatient service
We will see you in the phlebotomy unit, outpatients 1, level 2 at Ealing Hospital. We're open Monday to Friday, from 8am to 4.30pm.
Use our online booking system to book your test quickly and easily. It will also send you helpful reminders before your appointment.
If you have technical difficulties booking online, please
- email our patient access centre
- or call 020 8235 4200.
We aim to reply to your email within two to three working days.
Our phone lines can be very busy, and you may experience longer waiting times.
Call our paediatric outpatient service
- For age 2 years and under
- For age 2-15 year olds who meet the criteria for the paediatric outpatient service
We will see you in the paediatric outpatient department, on level 2 at Ealing Hospital.
Paediatric outpatient service blood test criteria
The patient must meet one or more of the following criteria if they are aged 2-15 years:
- They have learning disabilities, autism or Down's syndrome.
- They have a needle phobia, and you have already tried other centres.
- Previous blood test attempts have been unsuccessful.
- They have a medical condition like, cerebral palsy, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, thalassaemia or sickle cell disease.
- They receive shared care with another hospital Trust.
Your GP will arrange the blood tests and give you the forms you need to bring to the appointment. GPs, parents or carers can then book an appointment at the Paediatric outpatient department.
Paediatric outpatient department, level 2, Ealing Hospital
- call 020 8967 5682 or ext 5831
- open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
- from 8.30am to 4.30pm
Special test appointment
Blood test appointments for specialist tests such as Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT) must be booked between 8am and 9am using our online booking system, or call 020 8235 4200 if you can't book online.