Our department provides pre-operative assessments to adult surgical patients to support good surgical outcomes.
The purpose of this service is to support the delivery of a safe and effective surgical service by ensuring that all patients are clinically optimised before surgery.
We provide all of our adult elective patients with a standardised service at both Univeristy Hospital and the Hospital of St Cross, where patients receive both pre-anaesthetic and pre-operative assessment depending on the procedure and their clinical need.
The service is led by a Consultant Nurse, in conjunction with Consultant Anaesthetic colleagues.
For information on your surgery please download the information leaflet by clicking here.
The first stage assesses whether you are “Fit to proceed” with surgery. To do this we will:
This may occur by phone, or face to face.
Then: For most people, we will be able to inform the surgical team that you are fit to proceed.
For some, as long as your surgery isn’t urgent, we will give you advice on improving your health. This may involve:
In some cases, we will identify that you are at higher risk of having problems after surgery.
Then: Once we have said you’re okay to proceed with surgery, you’ll then wait for your date for surgery. In some cases, your surgeon will have given you a date, but this will only be confirmed once we’ve passed you fit.
We will also give you advice on fasting, and what medications you should stop before your operation.
The second stage is a Preparation Clinic is to make sure you are appropriately prepared for surgery. This will:
Once these are done, we will ask you to stay at home and not have contact with anyone outside your household before surgery.
Monday to Saturday (and Bank Holidays) - 8am - 6pm
Hospital of St Cross, Rugby: Day Surgery Corridor
Seven days a week including Bank Hoidays 8am - 6pm
We see all adult patients having a procedure or operation which involves anaesthetic care in the following specialties:
Trauma and Orthopaedics
Neurosurgery
Vascular - All surgical patients and all Angiogram/angioplasty patients
Ophthalmology - All patients having cataract surgery under Local Anaesthetic (LA)
General Surgery
Breast Surgery
Gynaecology and Gynaecological Oncology
ENT Surgery
Plastic Surgery
Urology
Colorectal Surgery
Renal Transplant Surgery (donor and recipients)
Upper GI Surgery
Claire Badger
Consultant Nurse Lead
Tel: 02476 965893
02476 964000 bleep 2690
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON BLOOD TESTING DUE TO COVID-19
Shielding Patients in very high risk for COVID Group
All people who have been identified as very high risk (requiring shielding) for COVID are in the process of being contacted by their clinician regarding their ongoing care. If you require a blood test whilst shielding as part of your care, appointment details including when and where your blood test will be carried out will be sent to you via a text message from SwiftQueue who manage our blood test bookings.
If you have regular blood tests and have been asked to have these, please ensure you have blood forms at home available; if you haven’t please contact your specialty to have some sent to you in advance of your blood tests.
Older People and Vulnerable Adults
People who are in the groups identified by the government as higher risk e.g are over 70 or receive a yearly flu jab, but are not in the very high risk (requiring shielding) group, can attend our normal blood test clinics. The blood test clinics and waiting areas have been adapted so that social distancing can be maintained.
Please check the locations on the map below.
Click on the map for information about phlebotomy clinics in Coventry. You can book an appointment online at the locations in red.
Please book an appointment before attending for a blood test. Click on the ‘Book Online’ button above. Booking an appointment helps patients, their carers and family members to plan their hospital visit better, helping to reduce clinic waiting times and enabling patients to be seen much more quickly.
Location: Outpatients Department, on the ground floor. Opening hours: 8am-4.45pm, Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays).
Children under 16 years old will need to book online here.
Please book an appointment before attending for a blood test, click on the ‘Book Online’ button above. Patients from Rugby and the surrounding areas are able to access the Friends Blood Taking Unit at the Hospital of St Cross.
Referrals for blood tests can be from GP's, practice nurses or from hospital consultants. Patients are also able to leave other samples, such as urine, which have been collected at home, at the hospital's Pathology Reception.
Location: Near Brookfield House, just off North Road - map here. Opening hours: The blood taking clinic sessions for adults and children are listed below:
Monday -Friday 7am-4:45pm Appointment only
Wednesday Evening 5pm-7pm Suspended due to COVID
Saturday Morning 7am-10pm Suspended due to COVID
April 2020 NEW - This Clinic is now by appointment. Please book an appointment before attending for a blood test. Click on the ‘Book Online’ button above.
Address: Stoney Stanton Road, Coventry CV1 4FS Location: Access is via the main doors, the Phlebotomy team are in Area A. Opening hours: Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays). 8am–4.45pm
Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT)
Specialist Tests - There are a small number of specialist tests where blood needs to be taken on a hospital site as the sample must be transferred to the laboratory rapidly for the test to be undertaken. Click here for a list of these specialist tests and to find out more.