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UPDATE - BLOOD TEST CLINICS AT HOMERTON AND JOHN SCOTT HEALTH CENTRE

Booking an Appointment

Please book an appointment for your blood test, using the following link: https://www.swiftqueue.co.uk/homerton.php

There is a limited walk-in service, and we cannot guarantee that you will be seen if you do not have an appointment.

If you are not able to book online, please call 07342068763 (Mon -Fri 8am-5pm) to book an appointment by speaking to a member of staff or leaving a message. Messages are monitored regularly, and you will be informed of your appointment.

Contacting us

Please contact us on 07342068763 (Mon -Fri 8am-5pm) if you have any queries about your blood tests.

We will send your blood sample to our laboratories for analysis. The results will be sent to the GP or doctor who requested them.

HOMERTON HOSPITAL

(Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm)

Where are we located?

The Blood Test service is in the Clifden Centre

(Building with the big green wall at the back of the hospital)

JOHN SCOTT HEALTH CENTRE

(Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 12.30pm) – GP appointments only

New Service - Pharmacy referral

Please check our latest Referrals and Self-referral Services available in City and Hackney where patients can self-refer themselves or contact the GP to arrange a referral.

Stoptober Campaign

Please contact the surgery to arrange an appointment with Stop smoking health care professional or you can self-refer by calling 0800 046 9946 or emailing: smokefree.cityandhackney@nhs.net

FREE ADVISE AND URGENT MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT

Free advice and urgent Mental Health support

October Information Exchange - Access to GP services in Hackney - Online event

About this event

Please join us on the 28th October 2021 from 1pm to 2pm to hear from Richard Bull from the City and Hackney Clinical Commissioning Group about the latest COVID-19 guidance on access Primary Care services and mainly GP practices in Hackney.

More information to follow.

The meeting will be friendly and informal.

We will meet on Zoom but you can participate without a computer, mobile or tablet from your landline.

You can send us questions in advance. This will help us find the answers you need.

For more information or to send questions call us free on 080 8164 7664 or email kanariya@healthwatchhackney.co.uk

For further information please go to: https://access-to-gp-services-in-hackney.eventbrite.co.uk

October Information Exchange

COVID VACCINATION - UPDATE City and Hackney

Click here for a full list of pharmacies and vaccination centres in Hackney

Click here for information on the Covid vaccine

Click here for a video guide to vaccination

Click here for videos about the vaccine in 17 different languages

Data on the number of cases of coronavirus and the number of people vaccinated is in Hackney is available on the the Hackney Council data site

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Positive trial results for Valneva Covid vaccine
Blood results show it gets the body to mount an immune response to fight coronavirus.
Prof Sarah Gilbert, Covid vaccine creator: Now let’s take on 12 more diseases
Prof Dame Sarah Gilbert says medical science has transformed ambitions for new vaccines.
Investigation ordered into Wolverhampton Covid lab test failings
A lab in Wolverhampton is suspended as 43,000 people in England and Wales are potentially affected.
Covid: False negative Covid test results confirmed at Newbury Showground
Some people who took tests in Berkshire earlier this month may have wrongly been given the all-clear.
Tom Parker: Brain cancer treatment needs 'massive improvement'
After the Wanted star's diagnosis, he wants to raise awareness to improve treatment and research.
Covid in Scotland: Vaccine passport scheme enforceable by law
Nightclubs and large events can only allow entry to people who can show they have had two Covid jabs.
NHS in bleak position as A&E waits worsen, say doctors
It comes as ministers unveil £250m package for GPs to encourage more face-to-face consultations.
Great Ormond Street: Girl's heart transplant helping to cut wait times
Lucy is thought to be the oldest child to receive a donor heart that did not match her blood type.
Stillbirth rate high for black and Asian babies in UK
The figures come despite improving numbers overall, with some 610 fewer stillbirths in 2019 than in 2013.
Covid: Lateral flow tests more accurate than first thought, study finds
Positive results from the widely-used rapid Covid tests should be trusted, say UCL researchers.

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