Patients in Bishop's Castle, Shropshire, are being asked to travel further afield for blood tests after a way to keep the service in the town failed to materialise.
Following negotiations with NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, the practice continued to provide the service temporarily through additional nurse clinics, until Tuesday. "Despite numerous options being explored between the practice and NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, we are still in the process of finding a long-term solution for the phlebotomy service at Bishop’s Castle Medical Practice," the local NHS said.
A statement on the Bishop's Castle Medical Practice website dated 20 June said a suitable resolution had not been found, and also asked patients to attend hospitals or diagnostics clinics.