You can write to us at
Access to Health Records University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust Room A20018 CSB Clifford Bridge Road Coventry CV2 2DX
Telephone: 024 76968771
Email: a2hr@uhcw.nhs.uk
You can request access to health records by downloading and completing this form.
Find our what will happen after you apply by clicking here.
Patients can apply for access to their own Health Records providing they meet the following criteria and complete the attached form. As soon as your form is received we will acknowledge your request.
You will only be able to have access to health records if you have completed all sections of the form and are either:
We will also require a copy of the following to be provided with your completed Application Form
•Photo identification such as photo card driving licence, passport, travel pass, etc.
•Proof of address such as utility bill, hospital letter, bank statement, etc.
•And when applying on behalf of someone else, relevant proof such as birth certificate, power of attorney, etc.
Plus a utility bill showing your name and current address.
Notes will be photocopied and there is no charge for this. Once your request has been completed your notes will be posted to you by Royal Mail Recorded Delivery.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON BLOOD TESTING DUE TO COVID-19
If you are experiencing symptoms associated with COVID-19, e.g. fever, loss of taste or continuous new cough, please DO NOT attend for a blood test.
All people who have been identified as clinically extremely vulnerable for COVID are being contacted by their clinician regarding their ongoing care. If you are in this group and require a blood test, appointment details including when and where your blood test will be carried out will be communicated to you either by our blood taking team or via a text message from SwiftQueue, our electronic blood test system.
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.