Blood test results
Bulk billedBlood test results
Bulk billedCholesterol, glucose, iron, thyroid, kidney and liver function explained in plain language.
Book online →Your results, properly explained.
A number on a page is not an answer. Results appointments are where your GP puts the test in the context of your history, tells you what it means for you, and agrees what happens next.
Three ways to book: HotDoc · online · or by phone.
Dr Mustafa HafizGeneral Practitioner · MChD, FRACGP
No result goes unread.
Every test we order comes back to the doctor who ordered it and is reviewed before it reaches you.
When your GP orders a blood test, scan, swab or screening test, the result returns electronically to our practice and is reviewed by the doctor who requested it. That review happens whether or not you have booked a follow-up, and it is how abnormal results are caught.
How you will hear from us
If a result needs action, our reception or nursing staff will contact you and ask you to book an appointment. If a result is urgent, you will be called. If everything is normal and your doctor asked you to book a follow-up anyway, that appointment still matters, because normal results often change what is recommended next.
Good to know
No news is not always good news. If you have had a test and heard nothing within the timeframe your doctor gave you, please call us rather than assume.
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Why results are not given over the front desk
Reception staff are not able to interpret results or tell you what a number means, and privacy law limits what can be released by phone. It is not obstruction; it is that a result out of context can frighten or falsely reassure. Your doctor will go through it with you.
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Results by telehealth
Many results are well suited to a phone appointment, which is bulk billed for eligible patients who have seen us face to face in the previous twelve months. You can discuss the result, agree a plan and have a script sent to your phone without coming in.
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Keeping your own copy
You are entitled to a copy of your results. Ask at your appointment and we can print them or send them securely. Results also appear in My Health Record where you and the practice have that enabled.
Results we follow up on.
What a follow-up appointment typically covers.
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Imaging and scans
Bulk billedImaging and scans
Bulk billedX-ray, ultrasound, CT and MRI reports discussed alongside your symptoms.
Book online →Screening results
Bulk billedScreening results
Bulk billedCervical screening, bowel screening and prostate results, and what the interval means.
Book online →Swabs and cultures
Bulk billedSwabs and cultures
Bulk billedInfection results, whether treatment worked, and whether a partner needs testing.
Book online →Chronic condition monitoring
Bulk billedChronic condition monitoring
Bulk billedTrends over time for diabetes, blood pressure, kidney and heart health.
Book online →Specialist reports
Bulk billedSpecialist reports
Bulk billedGoing through what a specialist has written and what it means for your day-to-day care.
Book online →What to expect.
How results move from the laboratory back to you.
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The test is doneAt 4Cyte Pathology in our centre, at an imaging provider, or in our treatment room for swabs and ECGs.
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Your GP reviews itThe result returns to the ordering doctor, who reviews it against your history and flags anything that needs action.
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We contact you if neededReception or nursing staff call you to book. Urgent results are phoned through the same day.
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You book a follow-upIn person or by telehealth, bulk billed for eligible patients, to discuss what it means and agree next steps.
Bring with youMedicare cardThe date and place the test was doneAny symptoms since the testQuestions you want answered
Who you'll see.
Your result goes back to the GP who ordered it wherever possible.
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General Practitioner · Medical Director
Dr Mustafa HafizMChD, FRACGP
Skin cancer checks and minor procedures, men's health, mental health and family medicine.
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General Practitioner
Dr Zainab ShiraziDiploma in Dermatology
Women's health, children's health and skin conditions.
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General Practitioner
Dr Mohammed HossainMBBS, FRACGP, Diploma in Dermatology
Chronic and complex conditions, heart, gut and kidney health, weight management.
Available Mon · Wed
General Practitioner
Dr Robert ReidMBBS · In general practice since 1980
Mental health, chronic illness, disability care and general family medicine.
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Fees and bulk billing.
Results appointments are bulk billed for patients with a valid Medicare card, whether in person or by phone.
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Standard GP consultations at Toongabbie Doctors are bulk billed for patients with a valid Medicare card, so there is no out-of-pocket cost to see your doctor.
Pathology collected at 4Cyte in our centre is bulk billed when requested by your GP for a Medicare-eligible test.
Some imaging carries an out-of-pocket cost depending on the provider; your GP will tell you when that applies.
Copies of your own results are provided free at an appointment; administrative fees may apply for bulk record transfers.
Common questions.
The questions we hear most about results.
Most routine blood tests come back within one to three working days. Some specialised tests and biopsies take one to two weeks. Your doctor will tell you what to expect when the test is ordered.
No. Reception can tell you that a result has arrived and whether the doctor wants to see you, but interpreting the result is the doctor's job and needs an appointment.
Not always, but your doctor may still want to discuss what the result means for your ongoing care. If a follow-up was recommended, please keep it.
Yes, for eligible patients who have had a face-to-face appointment with us in the previous twelve months. Phone results appointments are bulk billed.
Bring the report or ask that provider to send it to us. We can review results ordered elsewhere, though the ordering doctor remains responsible for acting on them.
Related services.
GP Consultations and Same-Day AppointmentsStandard, long and same-day GP appointments, bulk billed.Learn more →Pathology and Blood TestsBlood tests and pathology collection in the same centre.Learn more →Telehealth AppointmentsPhone and video GP consultations for eligible patients.Learn more →Chronic Disease Management and Care PlansDiabetes, heart, lung and kidney care with structured plans.Learn more →
Results waiting? Book the follow-up.
Results appointments are bulk billed for Medicare card holders and can be done in person or by phone.
Three ways to book: HotDoc · online · or by phone on (02) 7813 6000.
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