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Investigation ordered into Wolverhampton Covid lab test failings15 Oct 2021 17:28A lab in Wolverhampton is suspended as 43,000 people in England and Wales are potentially affected.
Covid: False negative Covid test results confirmed at Newbury Showground15 Oct 2021 04:11Some people who took tests in Berkshire earlier this month may have wrongly been given the all-clear.
NHS in bleak position as A&E waits worsen, say doctors14 Oct 2021 17:52It comes as ministers unveil £250m package for GPs to encourage more face-to-face consultations.
Stillbirth rate high for black and Asian babies in UK14 Oct 2021 17:55The figures come despite improving numbers overall, with some 610 fewer stillbirths in 2019 than in 2013.
Covid: Lateral flow tests more accurate than first thought, study finds14 Oct 2021 10:01Positive results from the widely-used rapid Covid tests should be trusted, say UCL researchers.
Covid: New WHO group may be last chance to find virus origins13 Oct 2021 21:53The World Health Organization unveils a new group to examine the emergence of the virus more closely.

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When the doctor has arranged for laboratory tests to be carried out it normally takes five to seven working days for the results to be returned to the surgery. Cervical smear results usually take about three weeks.

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