View your test results

View your test results using your NHS App or account

You can view test results in your GP health record using the NHS App or by logging into your account on the NHS website.

You can create an account if you do not already have one.

To view your test results online, you must be:

registered with a GP surgery
aged 16 or over

When you create an account, you'll need to prove your identity before you can view your test results. This helps keep your information secure.

Other ways to view your test results

Use other GP online services and apps

You may be able to use other GP online services and apps to view your test results.

Some services and apps are only available in certain areas. Ask your GP surgery which you can use.

Contact your GP surgery

You can ask for your test results from your GP surgery. They may be able to give you a printed copy of your record or send you a digital version if you need it.

Test results you can view online

When you view your test results online, you should see any recent results that have been added to your GP health record.

Results you can see

results of tests you had at your GP surgery
hospital test results that have been sent to your GP surgery

Results you will not see

hospital test results that have not been sent to your GP surgery – the hospital may contact you about your result or tell you how to get your result

If you need to see results from before 2023

Test results from before 2023 may not be automatically available in your online GP health record.

If you need to see older test results, you'll have to ask your GP surgery to make them available in your NHS App or account.

How to ask for old test results and what happens next

You can ask for online access to old test results by:

emailing or calling your GP surgery
speaking to a receptionist at your GP surgery

If your GP surgery approves your request, you'll be able to see your test results when you view your GP record in your NHS App or account. This can take a few weeks.

If your GP surgery does not approve your request, you can contact them to discuss why they did not to make your test results available.

Find your GP surgery

Non-urgent advice: Contact your GP surgery if:

you're unable to see your record
information is missing or has disappeared from your record
you can only see very recent information in your record and you need to see older information
there's incorrect information in your record
you're not sure what a test results means and what you need to do
you can see information that should not be there (for example, you can see information that's not yours)
you do not want to be able to see your record
someone is pressuring you for information in your record

Email or call the GP surgery, or speak to a receptionist next time you visit.

Find your GP surgery