Blood Tests for Manchester City Centre
Private blood tests 10 minutes south of Piccadilly Gardens. UKAS labs, pharmacist-reviewed, results 24-48 hours.
City-centre private blood tests — 10 minutes south of Deansgate.
Manchester City Centre patients (M1, M2, M3 postcodes plus the Northern Quarter and Castlefield) use Trafford Clinic for private blood tests because results take days not weeks. We're 2.5 miles south-west via the A56 / Chester Road, typically 10 minutes by car with free patient parking, or a 15-minute Metrolink hop on the Altrincham line. The clinic operates from Empire Pharmacy (GPhC premises 1123966), led by independent prescriber Haroon Iqbal. All draws go to UKAS-accredited labs; thyroid, ferritin, HbA1c, vitamin D, B12, lipid, hormone, PSA, and pre-Mounjaro panels come back in 24–48 hours. A pharmacist consultation is included with every booking.
Private blood tests for Manchester city centre patients
The closest pharmacist-led private blood test clinic to central Manchester is Trafford Clinic, 15 minutes down the Altrincham Metrolink line. We operate from Empire Pharmacy, 122 Seymour Grove, Old Trafford, GPhC premises 1123966, led by Haroon Mohammad Iqbal MPharm, IP (GPhC reg. 2051093). Samples are processed at The Doctors Laboratory (TDL), a UKAS-accredited medical laboratory used by NHS trusts. Results in 24–48 hours by email, annotated by an Independent Prescriber, with a free GP follow-up letter if needed.
What we test
20+ named panels and most single tests: FBC, lipid profile (fasting recommended), HbA1c (90-day glucose; NICE CKS Diabetes diagnostic threshold 48 mmol/mol), LFTs, U&E, TFTs (TSH, free T4, free T3, antibodies), iron studies, vitamin D, serum B12 (with active B12 reflex), folate, hormone panels (testosterone, oestradiol, FSH/LH, AMH, SHBG, prolactin), CRP/ESR, PSA, coeliac screen. Phlebotomy follows Royal College of Pathologists standards.
The city-centre professional angle
Our city-centre patients tend to book for one of three reasons: pre-employment medicals and occupational screens, executive-style health screens (full panel, fasting, hormonal), or a focused workup before the NHS can fit them in. Lipid panels are fasting (10–14h overnight); testosterone is best between 7–9am. We do early-morning slots for both. If a flag warrants GP follow-up we provide a free annotated summary letter citing reference ranges and the relevant NICE pathway.
Weight loss, B12 and travel — the cross-references
Considering Mounjaro or Wegovy? Book your baseline panel here, then walk straight into a free consultation at our city centre weight loss page. Low serum B12 confirmed? Move directly to our B12 injections page for hydroxocobalamin loading. Pre-travel Hepatitis B antibody titres, MMR serology or varicella status — see our travel clinic page.
Related pages
Peer pages in the cluster: Manchester hub, Salford Quays (the MediaCity exec-screen crowd), Salford and Old Trafford. Brand context lives at traffordclinic.co.uk/blood-tests.
Getting to Empire Pharmacy from Manchester city centre
Metrolink: St Peter's Square or Deansgate-Castlefield → Altrincham line → Trafford Bar, about 15 minutes, then a two-minute walk. By car: A56 / Chester Road south, 10–15 minutes off-peak. Free patient parking at 122 Seymour Grove, Old Trafford, M16 0FF. Book at traffordclinic.co.uk/blood-tests or call 0161 258 6149.
What's included in your blood test appointment.
Phlebotomy, lab processing, pharmacist annotation.
20+ panel choices
Same-day phlebotomy
UKAS-accredited lab
Results in 24-48h
Pharmacist-reviewed
Free GP letter
Sample, lab, results. 24-48 hours.
Three steps from sample to results.
Pick your panel
Same-day sample
Results in 24-48h
Why city-centre patients come to us
Walk-in welcome Monday to Saturday. Same-day bookings available most of the time.
Two miles south of Piccadilly Gardens. 15-min tram St Peter's Square → Trafford Bar. Free parking.
- Mon09:00 – 19:00
- Tue09:00 – 19:00
- Wed09:00 – 19:00
- Thu09:00 – 19:00
- Fri09:00 – 19:00
- Sat09:00 – 17:00
- SunClosed
Common questions from city-centre patients.
If your question isn't here, give us a call and we'll talk it through.
References for this page
Every clinical claim above is sourced from an authoritative public reference.
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- 04GPhCGPHCRegister entry — Haroon Iqbal (Reg. 2051093) at Empire Pharmacyhttps://www.pharmacyregulation.org/registers/pharmacist/2051093Accessed 20 May 2026
Information on this page is general guidance from Trafford Clinic, operated by Empire Pharmacy (GPhC premises 1123966).