Practice Closures for Training

The Practice will be closed from 1pm for training and development on the following dates: Telephone calls will be redirected to Practice Plus Group (PPG), patients requiring urgent medical attention that cannot wait until the practice reopens will be assisted by PPG. Should you require MEDICAL ADVICE contact the NHS 111 service.  Telephone number:  111 Please remember, NHS 111

Urine Tests

What are urine samples used for?

Your GP or another healthcare professional may ask for a urine sample to help them diagnose or rule out health conditions. Urine contains waste products that are filtered out of the body. If it contains anything unusual, this may indicate an underlying health condition. Common reasons for being asked to provide a urine sample include;

What do I need to know about collecting a urine sample?

If you are in the practice your GP or nurse will give you a container and explain  how to collect a urine sample.  If you have received a message from the practice to provide a urine sample, you may collect a sample container from our reception desk.

To collect a clean urine sample you should:

  • label the container with your name, date of birth and the date
  • wash your hands
  • wash your genitalia to avoid contamination
  • start to urinate but don’t collect the first part of urine that comes out
  • collect a sample of urine ‘mid-stream’ in a sample container provided by the practice
  • screw the lid of the container shut
  • wash your hands thoroughly

As long as the sample is clean and properly labelled you can drop the sample container in at the reception desk. If you can’t hand your urine sample in within an hour, you should keep it in a sealed plastic bag in the fridge (for no longer than 24 hours) to prevent bacteria multiplying and affecting the test results.

Early morning urine specimens are more concentrated and the most useful. However if this isn’t possible urine passed later in the day can be examined.

What is a mid-stream urine sample?

A mid-stream urine sample means that you don’t collect the first part of urine that comes out or the last part. This reduces the risk of the sample being contaminated with bacteria from:

  • your hands 
  • the skin around the urethra (tube that carries urine out of the body) 

How long will I have to wait for a result?

Many urine samples can be quickly analysed using dipstick analysis so you should know the result immediately if you are in the practice, or within 24 hours if you have dropped a urine sample off to us. We will contact you with the results.

For some more complex tests we need to send your urine sample off for tests at a hospital laboratory. In these instances it might take up to 5 days for results to come back to the practice. These are sent electronically and are checked every day by our GPs. To obtain the result, either

  • View your results online via SystmOne Online or NHS App https://www.nhs.uk/apps-library/nhs-app/  Need a link to leaflet + Form for application for online services  AND both SystmOne and NHS App need links

Or

  • Phone for results  between 11AM – 3PM (when phone lines are quieter)