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The Trust manages a home-based (domiciliary) phlebotomy (blood test) service in Upper Lea Valley, Lower Lea Valley and Stort Valley and Villages. The service aims to provide a high quality phlebotomy service to patients in these areas who are housebound or shielding.
- Address: Cheshunt Community Hospital King Arthur Ct, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross EN8 8XN, Waltham Cross, EN8 8XN
- Reception hours: 8am - 8pm
- Reception phone number: 01992 622157
How the service is provided
The service is made up of:
- Three phlebotomists to carry out visits
- One nurse to triage and schedule visits
- Locality/service manager support
- Admin support via referral hub
Who is eligible for the service
The service is for patients:
- aged 18 or over,
- registered with a GP in the areas above
- who are unable to access the phlebotomy clinics due to being housebound or shielding
- who do not require blood tests for anticoagulation or INR (regular blood test called international normalised ratio, measuring how long it takes your blood to clot), which will continue to be managed by ICT teams
- who are not receiving care from the HCT Prevention of Admission team.
Making a referral
Referrals into this service will be through the HCT Referral Hub via the normal route
Email: HCT.StortValleySPOC1@nhs.net
Email: HCT.LowerLeaValleySPOC@nhs.net
Email: HCT.UpperLeaValleySPOC@nhs.net
Tel: 0300 123 7571.
Please send an accompanying appropriate phlebotomy referral request form. Please note that referrals without a phlebotomy request form will not be accepted. The team at the referral hub will then direct the referral to the phlebotomy team for the visit to be arranged.
