Pathology patient information (including blood tests)

Booking a blood test

Phlebotomy services are available at Southampton General, Lymington and Romsey Hospitals.

This service is now available by appointment only - this helps us reduce waiting times.

To book an appointment, please call 023 8120 4877 or visit the online booking system using the button below.

Please do not attend these clinics without having made an appointment first.

Southampton General Hospital

• C level, south laboratory block, Monday to Friday, 8am to 4.45pm
• Children's blood tests take place in the butterfly room, C level - find out more on our children's blood test page

Lymington Hospital

• Monday to Friday, 7.30am to 5pm

Romsey Hospital

• Tuesday, 9am to 3pm
• Friday, 9am to 3pm
• Saturday, 9am to 1pm

Blood transfusion

If you have been told by your doctor that you need a blood transfusion and would like more information about this therapy, please call 023 8120 6440 and ask to speak to the blood transfusion nurse practitioner.

Faecal immunochemical test (FIT)

Faecal immunochemical test is a stool test designed to identify possible signs of bowel disease. It detects minute amounts of blood in faeces (faecal occult blood). You can watch an animation on how to collect your FIT sample

Patient information leaflets

If there is a particular information leaflet you are looking for, please email pathology.