Blood Tests · Summertown, Oxford

Blood tests in Oxford.

Results before you leave.

Thirteen private blood tests at our Summertown pharmacy, each £39. A quick finger-prick sample, analysed in the pharmacy while you wait, and a pharmacist explains the result in the same visit. No GP referral, no clinic fee, no waiting days for a lab.

Launching Tuesday 27 October. Book online now – appointments available from launch day.

Tests from one finger-prick

£39

Per test, nothing added

Same visit

Results while you wait

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Blood test prices · Summertown

£39 per test

One price · finger-prick sample · over 18s · no GP referral · up to four tests from one sample

Test	Price
Ferritin (iron stores)	£39
Folate	£39
Vitamin D	£39
HbA1c (blood sugar)	£39
Cholesterol (full profile)	£39
hs-CRP	£39
Cystatin C (kidney)	£39
CRP (inflammation)	£39
Rheumatoid factor (RF)	£39
AMH (egg reserve)	£39
Progesterone (ovulation)	£39
Blood pregnancy test (hCG)	£39
Cortisol (morning)	£39

The tests

Thirteen tests. One price. Every result explained.

Each test is £39 from a quick finger-prick sample, with the result while you wait. Up to four can be run from one sample. Tap Learn more for what a test measures, who it suits and what the result means.

£39 · Energy & iron · Same visit

£39 · Blood sugar · Same visit

£39 · Cholesterol · Same visit

£39 · Heart · Same visit

£39 · Kidneys · Same visit

£39 · Inflammation · Same visit

£39 · Joints · Same visit

£39 · Women’s health · Same visit

£39 · Stress hormone · Same visit

Not sure which test?

Ask the pharmacist or call Summertown – advice is free, and we will say if a test will not help you.

Up to four tests, one sample

Combine tests in a single visit – tired-all-the-time is usually ferritin, folate and vitamin D together.

Explained before you leave

Every result is talked through by a pharmacist, with a printed copy and a GP letter if one is needed.

Why test here

The result in your hand before you leave the shop.

Most private blood tests in Oxford are sent away to a laboratory, with results in one to fifteen days and a separate fee just to take the sample. Ours are analysed in the pharmacy while you wait, and the £39 covers everything: the test, the sample and a pharmacist going through the result with you.

Same visit: results while you wait
One price: £39 per test, nothing added at the till
A pharmacist, not a kiosk: your result explained and your next step agreed
Book online in a minute: no GP referral, choose your test and time
Honest advice: if a test is not going to help you, we will say so

Worth booking if

A good fit if you…

Want to check a specific level - iron, vitamin D, blood sugar, cholesterol
Are keeping an eye on a known result between GP appointments
Are planning a pregnancy or thinking ahead about fertility
Feel generally tired or run down and want a starting point
Would rather know today than wait for a lab

Get help first if

Not for you today if you have…

A finger-prick test cannot assess an emergency. Please get the right help first:

Chest pain, breathlessness or a racing heart - call 999
Fever with a fast heartbeat, fast breathing or confusion - call 999 or 111 now
Pregnancy with one-sided pain, bleeding or shoulder-tip pain - call 111 or 999
A hot, swollen joint, or joints stiff and swollen for weeks - see your GP, whatever a test says
New symptoms that worry you - speak to your GP or our pharmacist first

What happens

Six steps, about thirty minutes.

1. Book online

Pick your test and a time at Summertown.

2. A few questions

Medicines, symptoms and consent.

3. One finger-prick

A few drops onto the cartridge.

4. Short wait

The analyser runs while you wait.

5. Explained

Against the UK ranges, by a pharmacist.

6. Your next step

Printed result, advice, GP letter if needed.

Your result

What your result looks like.

You do not get a bare number. Every result comes as a simple traffic-light card: your value, where it sits in the UK range, what that usually means and your next step – printed or emailed to you, and explained in person by the pharmacist before you leave.

These are screening tests, not a diagnosis. Some healthy people fall just outside a range, and one reading is a snapshot. Anything out of range, or anything that would change your treatment, is confirmed by a laboratory test through your GP – you leave with the letter.

Your result · Vitamin D

62nmol/L · 21 Oct 2026, 10:14

✓ Adequate

Below 25

25 to 50

Above 50

Deficient

May be too low

Adequate

Example: 62 nmol/L sits in the green band – no supplement needed beyond the NHS winter advice.

Next step: none needed. Consider 10 micrograms of vitamin D a day from October to March, like everyone in the UK.
Sample card for illustration. Your printed result shows the analyser’s exact reference range.

Before you come

Hardly any preparation. Here is the little there is.

Test	Before your appointment
Ferritin, folate, vitamin D	Nothing special. Eat and drink as normal. Keep taking any supplements and tell us what you take.
HbA1c, cholesterol	No fasting needed for either.
hs-CRP, CRP, cystatin C	Nothing special. If you have had a cold or infection in the last two weeks, mention it – CRP will be raised.
Rheumatoid factor	Nothing special.
AMH	Any day of your cycle, on or off hormonal contraception (tell us which).
Progesterone	About seven days before your next period is due. Day 21 of a 28-day cycle.
Blood pregnancy test	Nothing special. Tell us if you are on fertility treatment – some drugs contain hCG.
Cortisol	First appointments of the morning only, before 10am. Avoid hard exercise the day before. Tell us about any steroid medicine, the pill or HRT.

Drink a glass of water and warm your hands on the way in – it makes the finger-prick quicker.

Pharmacist-led

Our blood-test service at Summertown is led by pharmacist Uthmaan Abbasi (GPhC registration 2237035). Every result is explained by a registered pharmacist, and this page was reviewed by the pharmacy team in October 2026.

Analysed in the pharmacy

Your sample is run on a professional point-of-care analyser in the consultation room and never leaves the building. Our team is trained on the analyser by its supplier, and we follow the manufacturer’s checks before testing.

Rated 4.8 on Google

MediPill is an independent, family-run Oxford pharmacy with four branches and more than 300 Google reviews. Blood testing is at Summertown.

Questions

Blood tests in Oxford, answered.

How much is a private blood test at MediPill?

Every test is £39, and that is the whole price. There is no appointment fee, no sample-collection fee and nothing to pay for the pharmacist’s explanation. Having more than one test means £39 for each.

Do I need to book?

Yes, please book online – it takes about a minute and lets you choose your test and a time at our Summertown branch, with appointments from Tuesday 27 October. Cortisol has to be a morning slot, before 10am.

Do I need a GP referral?

No. These are private tests you can choose for yourself. We will tell you honestly if we think a test will not help you, and point you to your GP when that is the better route.

Do I need to fast?

No. None of the thirteen tests needs fasting, including cholesterol and HbA1c. The only timing rules are progesterone (about seven days before your period is due) and cortisol (before 10am).

How accurate is a finger-prick test?

The analyser is a professional point-of-care device, and for these tests a finger-prick result is a reliable screening measure. It is not identical to a hospital laboratory result, so any result that is out of range or would change your treatment is confirmed with a lab test through your GP. We will never tell you a number is a diagnosis.

Will my GP accept the result?

GPs will usually take a point-of-care result as a reason to arrange their own laboratory test rather than treat from it directly. That is how it should work. We give you a printed result and, where needed, a letter that makes the GP’s next step easy.

What if my result is abnormal?

The pharmacist will explain what the number does and does not mean, what might have affected it (a recent cold, a supplement, the time of day) and whether it needs following up. If it does, you leave with a GP letter. A result that needs urgent attention is acted on the same day.

Is there an age limit?

Yes. The service is for adults aged 18 and over. If you look under 25 we may ask for ID.

Is the pregnancy test private?

Completely. The test is done in our consultation room, the result is given to you alone, and nothing is said at the counter. A positive result means contacting your GP or self-referring to a midwife; we can also talk through contraception, which is always free at MediPill.

Which test should I choose?

Start with the question you want answered, using the groups above. If you are tired, ferritin, folate and vitamin D together is the usual starting point. If you are not sure, ask the pharmacist or call Summertown on 01865 558 348 – advice is free and we will not sell you a test you do not need.

Which branch offers blood tests?

Summertown only for now (227 Banbury Road, OX2 7HQ). Customers of our Botley, Headington and Deddington branches are welcome to book there.

Where

MediPill Pharmacy Summertown

227 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 7HQ
📞 01865 558 348
Blood tests run Monday to Friday. On the Banbury Road in the middle of Summertown, with on-street and car-park parking nearby. Five minutes from Jericho and North Oxford, ten from Kidlington, Wolvercote and Marston.

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Book your blood test in Summertown.

£39 a test. Results while you wait. A pharmacist to explain them. Book online now – appointments from Tuesday 27 October.