NOT ALL PATIENTS LIKE HAVING BLOOD TESTS AND SOME SEE NO GOOD REASON TO HAVE THEM.  HOWEVER, IT IS NECESSARY TO DO THEM AS GPs MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO ISSUE PRESCRIPTIONS WITHOUT THE TEST BEING DONE.  THIS IS BECAUSE THE PERSON WHO SIGNS THE PRESCRIPTION IS LEGALLY LIABLE FOR THE PRESCRIBING AND CONSEQUENT EFFECTS OF THAT DRUG. 

IF YOU TAKE LONG TERM MEDICATION, YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO HAVE A BLOOD TEST AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR TO ENSURE THAT ALL IS WELL. 

YOU WILL BE CONTACTED TO REMIND YOU ABOUT THIS AND IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THIS DONE. 

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION