Rydal Group Practice

375 High Road, Woodford Green, Essex, IG8 9QJ

Opening hours: Monday to Friday 8am to 6.30pm

Tel: 020 8504 0532

We now offer Enhanced Access Clinics at 2 local GP surgeries

where appointments are available in the evening and at weekends.

Please see the Enhanced Access guide in the Practice Information section of our website.

Please call 0204 506 8827. The phone lines are open Monday-Friday 6.30-8.00pm & Saturday 8.30-5.00pm.

Offered Health Services

See all the health services that the Rydal Group Practice offers.

Tests

Test Results

Please call after 10:00 – 1:00 to enquire about your test results as our reception staff will have more time to deal with your request.

Note that the practice has a strict policy regarding confidentiality and data protection and we will only release test results to the person to whom they relate unless that person has given prior permission for the release of this data or they are not capable of understanding the results.

When you take your test you will be told how long it will be before the results are returned to the practice.

It is your responsibility to check your results and to make an appointment to discuss them with your doctor if your are advised to do so.

Blood Tests

Blood tests are available at Wanstead Hospital (please note it has now changed it name to Heronwood & Galleon) and Forest Medical Centre and are pre-bookable appointments only.

Please use the following link for Forest Medical Centre in Loughton 

Link

or this link for Heronwood & Galleon

Link

In addition to this, patients that live in Waltham Forest are able to book an appointment at Silverthorn centre by using the following link. Please be aware that patients that do not live in Waltham Forest will be turned away from this site. Please note that the above blood test clinics are the only ones that will guarantee your results to come back to the surgery. If you are elderly, have a disability or are unable to access online services for any reason please contact the surgery to make an appointment to speak to our Social Prescriber who will be able to assist you.

It is the patient’s responsibility to call for blood test results approximately 5 to 7 days after the test is taken. The doctor will have written something on the patient’s medical record and it is often sufficient for our team of receptionists to let the patient know the result and pass on any instructions from the GP. 

X-ray

It is the patient’s responsibility to call for X-ray results approximately 10 days after the test is taken. The doctor will have written something on the patient’s medical record and it is often sufficient for our team of receptionists to let the patient know the result and pass on any instructions from the GP.

An X-ray is a widely used diagnostic test to examine the inside of the body. X-rays are a very effective way of detecting problems with bones, such as fractures. They can also often identify problems with soft tissue, such as pneumonia or breast cancer.

If you have a X-ray, you will be asked to lie on a table or stand against a surface so that the part of your body being X-rayed is between the X-ray tube and the photographic plate.

An X-ray is usually carried out by a radiographer, a healthcare professional who specialises in using imaging technology, such as X-rays and ultrasound scanners.

You can find out more about x-ray tests, how they are performed, their function and the risks by visiting the NHS Choices website.