If you have been asked to provide a specimen sample (which comes with a pathology form and bag), please can we ask that you provide a fresh sample and delivery it to the surgery before 11.30am. This only applies for urine/ stool or swab samples*. We only have one daily collection that takes samples to the hospital for analysis.

• If you provide a sample after this time, it may degrade and will not be sent off until the following day.

• Where you are not able to provide an morning fresh sample, we ask that you keep sample refrigerated until it can be delivered to surgery in the morning.

• If you have been asked to provide a urine sample for suspected infection, you can collect a urine pot from reception.

*Semen samples need to go straight to the hospital by appointment (and not to the surgery)