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Last Updated: Thursday, 15 October 2020 11:16

Blood Tests

A phlebotomy (blood test) service is provided on the Ashford Hospital site only and requires a pre-booked appointment.

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Anticoagulation

For more information about our Anticoagulation clinic, please click here.

INR blood tests for Anticoagulation patients will not be taken on Fridays, weekends and bank holidays.

INR Services

The following phlebotomy clinics are offered in support of INR services ONLY. Appointment times are given to patients to reduce queuing.

Endoscopy

The Endoscopy Unit is a dedicated unit that comprises of 9 Trolley spaces and a Reception area. The unit has a recovery area and two procedure rooms.

The Unit performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in Oesophageal-gastro-duodenoscopy (OGD), Colonoscopy, Bronchoscopy and Endoscopic-Retrograde-Cholangio-Pancreatograph (ERCP), is carried out in the X-Ray Department.

The Ward is open from 8.00am to 18.00 Monday to Friday. Patients arrive at 8.00am for the morning list and 12.45pm for the afternoon list.

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Radiology Services

Ashford and St. Peter’s Directorate of Clinical Radiology comprises approximately 110 staff members, including a wide variety of Healthcare Professionals and business staff. i.e. Radiologists, Radiographers, Nurses, Radiography Assistants, Medical Secretaries and Clerical Assistants supporting an activity of 150,000 patient examinations a year.

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• CT
• MRI
• Intravenous Urogram
• Mammography and Breast Ultrasound
• Fluoroscopy
• Interventional Suite
• Ultrasound
• Bone Density Unit