Children's Phlebotomy Service
This page is for all care professionals who need the service referral information or other relevant documentation.
How do Health Care Professionals refer into this service?
Please provide this booking information document to the family along with the blood request form. This provides information to the parent/carer for booking an appointment. We are currently not taking online bookings. Please direct parents/carers to contact the team on 01743 450 855 option 1 to book an appointment
Waiting times
We are experiencing a very high demand for our children's phlebotomy clinic and our waiting time is around 5 weeks. We are very sorry for the inconvenience this is causing.
We are having a missed appointments which is not helping with our wait times. Please inform parents/carers that if they no longer need the appointment they let us know so that this can be offered to another child.
Cancelling your appointment
Please call the team on 01743 450855 option 1 or click here to email the team.
Types of patients regularly seen
We accept referrals for children and young people aged between 1 and 18 years
Registered with a Telford and Wrekin GP or the following practice
- Albrighton
- Bridgnorth
- Shifnal and Priorslee
Blood forms marked as routine
Patients not seen by this service
- Children and Young People registered with a Shropshire GP (except Albrighton, Bridgnorth, Shifnal and Priorslee)
- Infants under 1 year
- Adults over the age of 18 years
- Urgent blood requests
Service contacts information
Children's Phlebotomy Service
Tel: 01743 450 855 option 3 (professional line only)
Email the Phlebotomy Service
Children's Phlebotomy Lead Nurse
Morag Alton
Email the Phlebotomy Lead Nurse
Donnington Medical Practice Health Centre
Room G27
Wrekin Drive
Donnington
Telford
TF2 8EA
Wednesday 8.30am to 4pm , and Thursday 8.30am to 4pm We do not provide a walk in service.
Contact the Service Manager
Kate Medhurst
Tel: 01743 450 855 option 3
Email the Service Manager