What could this mean?

[FortunataTagnips]

DP had a range of blood tests on Wednesday last week. On Thursday, the GP’s receptionist phoned to say the doctor had made him a phone appointment for tomorrow (Tuesday). With the bank holidays, that’s the earliest working day possible.
I’m trying not to catastrophise and hoping that if something really worrying has showed up, the doctor would want to see DP in person rather than do a phone call.
Anyone had a similar experience?

In the nicest possible way, I'm not sure anyone can know. Especially without knowing what the blood tests were for.
I had similar and the results were low iron and another time when the dr just wanted to discuss results.

Thanks. I know you’re right, really. I’m just a bit freaked out because when I’ve had blood tests ordered by the same GP surgery, I usually have to chase them up and book an appointment in several weeks’ time to discuss.

It could just be to let him know that a result was out of the normal range so they have ordered further blood tests. It regularly happens to me. Does he not have the NHS app and access to his records? The blood results will be on there.

Being a bloke, he hadn’t fully
registered on the app. He has now, but it takes a few days to update, apparently.

DH had awful blood results and the phone call came from out of hours and told to go to hospital that same night.
When the GP has wants to speak to it's normally to say something is out of range and to have a further blood test in a month.
It's never anything too serious.

Thank you, @Imbackfor1timeonly. That’s reassuring.

Yeah, I had this and worried myself sick. Turned out I had slightly elevated cholesterol. I was quite annoyed that the receptionist couldn’t have just relayed the message rather than have me planning my own funeral. Try not to worry too much, it’s probably something fairly routine. (For reference, my friend’s DM had blood tests that showed leukaemia. They rang her and told her to come to the surgery immediately and to bring someone with her.)

@Menomeno Thank you! DP asked the receptionist what the issue was and was told she wasn’t medically qualified so couldn’t tell him. Which is fair enough, but contrasts with my previous experience where they’ve been perfectly happy to give it a whirl!

Similar with us, but told to go to hospital bring a bags and someone with him.

I set my dad up on the nhs app and could see his test results straight away. If he knows his nhs number etc I'm not sure why your dh wouldn't be able to set it up and log in immediately.

@Smidge001 Was that a while ago? DP said he had to upload a photo and then it takes a couple
of weeks to process.

@FortunataTagnips I didn't upload a photo at all... and it was only last week that I did it. I wonder if my dad already had some sort of account from years ago and I was just adding it to the app then. But I wouldn't have thought so though tbh. My dad's 87 and not computer literate! I shall google and see what it says.

Why would you need to upload a photo of yourself? I’ve never heard of that. Can’t he ring them today and ask what it’s about?

This doesn't seem to suggest you need a photo, looks as if it should be pretty immediate to be able to set up and log in (which is what I experienced). But perhaps your DP didn't know his nhs number or something so had to follow a more complicated route for it to find his records?
https://help.login.nhs.uk/setupnhslogin/

Laughing at 'give it a whirl' the doctors sometimes put a note on for the receptionist to pass on but it depends what the issue is and the GPs own preference.

You don't usually have to upload a photo for the NHS app. Was it an identity check?

But I'll add to the people saying that when I got bad news, they called on a Sunday, and I went in first-thing on a bank holiday. And the news wasn't even that bad.

Hmm. God knows. He’s not the most tech-savvy 😁.

Anyway, the GP called this morning and there’s something potentially dodgy in the prostate blood test, so he’s got an urgent MRI referral.
Thanks for keeping me calm yesterday!

Sometimes it needs to verify your identity.

I've just set mine up and it did indeed want both a photo of photo ID and then a scan of my face. It said it would take up to 10 working days to verify and they would email once done. Before that, I can't see anything on the app.

Any update? Hope his ok

Thank you for asking, @Imbackfor1timeonly - he had an MRI last week and we’re waiting for the results. I’m guessing the next step is a biopsy.