Blood test referral for Gumdale, the right tests first time.

When you need further investigation, whether that is a blood test, X-ray, ultrasound or CT scan, your GP arranges the referral during your consultation so there is no separate trip back just for paperwork. We work with trusted pathology laboratories and collection centres close to Gumdale and Carindale, and our practice is around 10 minutes from Gumdale.

Blood tests are one of the most useful tools in general practice. They can check your iron, vitamin D and B12 levels, cholesterol and blood sugar, thyroid and kidney function, hormone levels, and markers of infection or inflammation. Your GP will choose the tests that make sense for your symptoms, age and risk factors, rather than ordering everything at once, and explain whether you need to fast beforehand. Once results arrive, they’re reviewed by your GP before your follow-up so you get a clear explanation of what’s normal, what’s borderline and what needs action, along with a plan for any repeat testing. Gumdale patients can have tests done close to home or near our practice, with results reviewed by the GP who ordered them.

In short: Carindale Doctors is a mixed billing general practice inside Westfield Carindale, around 10 minutes from Gumdale. Our GPs order blood tests during your consultation and explain your results at a follow-up. Many pathology tests are bulk billed by the laboratory for eligible patients, and urgent results are followed up promptly.

• Referrals for blood tests, X-ray, ultrasound and CT
• Arranged during your consultation, no extra visit needed
• Sent to trusted pathology collection centres near Gumdale
• Results sent securely back to your GP
• Follow-up appointment to discuss what they mean
• Medicare rebates apply to eligible referrals

For Gumdale patients, referral issues are often about distance and follow-up. These are the most common:

• Ongoing tiredness: low iron, vitamin deficiencies or thyroid problems are common, treatable causes of fatigue.
• Overdue screening: cholesterol, blood sugar and kidney function checks are often missed until a health check prompts them.
• Medication monitoring: some long-term medications need regular blood tests to check they're working safely.
• Unclear results: patients who've had tests elsewhere often want help understanding what their results mean.

Results are sent directly and securely back to us, and it is important that you discuss them with your GP in person rather than trying to interpret them alone, so everything is understood in the context of your health.

We keep blood test referrals simple and make sure your results are understood. Gumdale patients go through the same four steps:

• Step 1, book a consultation: discuss your symptoms or health check needs, and bring any previous results.
• Step 2, choose the right tests: your GP orders tests relevant to you and explains any preparation.
• Step 3, have your bloods taken: visit a collection centre close to home or near our practice.
• Step 4, review results: results come back securely to your GP, and you book a follow-up to discuss them.

Gumdale is in postcode 4154 within the Brisbane City Council area, about 15 kilometres east of the CBD. It’s known for its acreage lifestyle, horse paddocks, Gumdale State School and the New Cleveland Road corridor. Imaging and pathology providers are within a short drive across the eastern suburbs.

Our practice is inside Westfield Carindale at Shop 2066/1151 Creek Road, around a 10-minute drive along Old Cleveland Road. Your GP can recommend a collection centre that suits you, and centre parking makes it easy to come back and go through your results.

We also arrange blood tests for patients from nearby Wakerley, Chandler, Belmont, Tingalpa and Ransome.

• Postcode 4154, Brisbane City Council
• Around 10 minutes' drive via Old Cleveland Road
• Pathology collection centres close by
• Also seeing patients from Wakerley, Chandler and Belmont