High winds suspend Cambridge drive-through blood tests

Addenbrooke’s Hospital has announced that its drive-through blood testing service at Cambridge’s Newmarket Road park and ride site will be closed tomorrow (Friday, Feb 18.

With a forecast of extremely high winds the service, which is based in marquees, will be closed in the interests of public safety.

The service was set up in August 2020 in partnership with Cambridgeshire County Council to reduce the number of patients visiting Addenbrooke’s during the pandemic.

Outpatients’ operations manager Andi Thornton said: “We would like to apologise in advance for the suspension of the service, but know the public will understand that it is in the interests of everyone’s safety.

“We anticipate the weather will be better by Monday and look forward to welcoming patients then.”

The drop-in service is normally available between 9.30am and 4.30pm, Monday to Fridays to anyone over the age of 16 and who has medical paperwork or a request for blood tests placed on the hospital computer system.