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Lordswood Healthy Living Centre Your information will only be disclosed to those Mon, Wed, Thurs 8.10 – 11.30am who have a genuine need to know and who t:01634 337444 agree to keep your information confidential. For MCH House your direct care we often share information with: Mon to Fri 7am – 3.30pm Sat 8am – 11.30am  NHS hospitals and clinics Blood testing t:01634 337593  GPs Parkwood Health Centre  Social care clinics Tues, Wed, Fri 8.10 – 11.30am t:01634 382100 Community Healthcare provides a wide Phlebotomy Rainham Healthy Living Centre range of high quality community health services Tues, Thurs, Fri 7.00 – 11.30am for Medway residents; from community nurses t:01634 337600 and health visitors to speech and language

Sunlight Centre therapists and out of hours urgent care. L Thurs 8.10 – 11.30am ______ea t:01634 283847 Customer care reference flet number: MCH 161.6 Clinic, Gillingham Please send any comments about Medway Mon Thurs, Fri 8.10 – 11.30am Community Healthcare services to: - t:01634 384290 Customer care coordinator Walter Brice Centre Medway Community Healthcare Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri 8.15 – 11.30am MCH House, Bailey Drive, Gillingham, , t:01634 253611 ME8 0PZ Keystone t: 01634 334650

Mon, Tues, Fri 8.15 – 11.30am [email protected] t: 01634 717755 Grain Village Hall All contact will be treated confidentially Wed ______Appointments only This information can be made available in other t: 01634 382270 formats and languages. Please contact: [email protected] Who to contact Phlebotomy administration Medway Community Healthcare CIC, providing services on behalf of the NHS t: 01634 333999 Registered office: MCH House, Bailey Drive, 7am-4pm Monday – Friday not including Gillingham, Kent ME8 0PZ bank holidays Tel: 01634 337593 Registered in and Wales, Company number: 07275637

www.medwaycommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk Information Welcome Tablets Children You can take your tablets with water. Children over two years of age are welcome; Medway Community Healthcare provides a However, you will not be able to take the they will be seen as soon as possible. range of local blood testing clinics. If your tablets that you would normally take with However if we are unable to take their blood GP requires you to have a blood test, they we may need to refer to our colleagues on food. Please speak to your GP for further will give you a form that will show the the children’s ward at Medway Maritime advice. test(s) that you require. Please drink plenty Hospital. of water in the hours before your blood test. Blood for Digoxin levels is taken 6 hours after you have taken the digoxin. You may prefer to book an appointment for your child, if so, please call us on Preparation If you are taking Warfarin or Aspirin, 01634 333999 please inform the Phlebotomist taking your Fasting: blood, prior to your test, as these tablets Analgesic creams If you asked to fast for your test please may affect the time you take to stop drink plenty of water the day before and on Emla cream is an analgesic, which can be bleeding after the test. used by both children and adults and can be the morning of your test. purchased from most pharmacies. If you To fast correctly, you should only drink At the clinic intend to use this cream, please apply to both plain water. No black tea, coffee, milk, We do not make appointments for the arms (in and around the elbow area), one chewing gum, sweets or food of any clinics. On arriving you should take a ticket hour prior to your blood test. kind before your test. and then wait for your number to be called. Please check the information leaflet inside Whilst waiting, please remove your coat Fasting times: and have your blood test form ready.

Glucose - 10 hours If you feel unwell before or after your blood Lipids - 12 hours test please inform the phlebotomist straight away.

Diabetic – fasting If you have diabetes and are on tablets or insulin, please do not have your medication until after your blood test.