A dedicated sample centrifuge is available within the area next to the Whole Body Calorimeter, with space for sample preparation and refrigerator and freezer storage.
Most tissue or blood analysis can be conducted at University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. Samples requiring specialist analysis techniques may need to be sent off-site for analysis.
Equipment is available for monitoring blood pressure, heart rate, blood glucose and body temperature. There are facilities for accurately measuring weight and height together with calipers for measuring skin-fold thickness.
An Alice PDX sleepware system is available for overnight use - measuring SPO2, airflow, and body position.
Through close collaborations with Medical Physics at UHCW NHS Trust and the science and engineering departments at the University of Warwick, additional measurement equipment can be available for research projects (e.g. infrared cameras, gas chromatography mass spectrometry).
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Please ensure you have a current blood test request form, if not please contact your hospital consultant or GP and they will post one to you. Unfortunately, your blood test will need to be rescheduled if you do not have a blood test request form when you come to a Blood Test clinic.
All blood tests are by appointment, please book an appointment using the Book Online button below.
If you have an appointment and cannot attend, please remember to cancel or reschedule your appointment so that someone else can use the time slot that you no longer need.
If you cannot book an appointment online, family and friends may be able to help – you can book appointments for more than one person from one account. Booking online is the quickest way to make an appointment.
If this is not possible, there is a telephone line for those who cannot book online. Please call 02476 153546 between 8am and 1pm Monday to Friday, excluding Bank Holidays.