Balham Health Centre

Languages: Punjabi

Staff

Doctors

Dr NASEEM AKBAR

General Practitioner

GMC General Medical Council number

0026385

Other languages

Punjabi

Practice nursing team

Ms Manal Jayasuriya

Practice Nurse

Ms Rita Fineza

Practice Nurse

Reception & administration staff

Mr Donavan Sunkur

Practice Manager

Miss Renata Lam-Hing

Reception Staff

Miss Gennis Edwards

Reception Staff

Mrs Sita Kandasamy

Reception Staff

Services

You do not need an appointment to attend the Phlebotomy Clinic as it is a walk-in clinic from 8.30am to 12.15pm. You will need to bring your blood test request form from your doctor.

When you arrive for your blood test please take a number from the ticket dispenser situated at the reception desk, take a seat and wait until your number is displayed. Waiting times vary depending on the time of day but every effort is made to see patients as quickly as possible.

The Phlebotomist will call you into the room and ask you to sit on a chair and uncover your arm. After confirming your identity, blood is taken from a vein in your arm and put into a special blood bottle. Sometimes more than one blood bottle is filled depending on the type of blood test requested by your doctor, however, usually only one venepuncture is needed to collect sufficient blood for the tests. Your blood samples will then be sent to the pathology laboratory for testing and the results are sent back to your GP.

Facilities

• Disabled parking (yes)
• Disabled WC (yes)
• Induction loop (yes)
• Wheelchair access (yes)
• Step free access (yes)
• Car Parking (yes)
• Disabled parking (yes)