Other Facilities

Home sample collection, pharmacy, ambulance support, dental services and day-care procedures — the practical things that make a visit easier.

Step by step

How home collection works

The point of home collection is convenience without a drop in standards. Every identification and tracking step that protects a walk-in sample also protects yours.

  1. 1

    Call the appointment line, or ask at the front desk, and tell us which tests have been requested.

  2. 2

    We confirm a time slot, the preparation needed, and whether fasting is required.

  3. 3

    A phlebotomist arrives, verifies your identity, and barcodes the sample in front of you.

  4. 4

    The sample travels to the laboratory under the same tracked chain of custody as a walk-in.

  5. 5

    Your report is released to you — or to your treating doctor — once it has been verified.

A Charakdhar Diagnostics technologist holding a labelled blood sample

Practical help

What the front desk can sort out for you

  • Tell you the fasting and preparation rules before you travel
  • Book a home visit for a patient who cannot easily come in
  • Arrange ambulance transport where it is needed
  • Explain what a scan involves and how long it will take
  • Retrieve a previous report or study for comparison
  • Release a report to an authorised representative on your behalf