University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust and Coventry University have worked in collaboration to develop a Centre for Care Excellence- believed to be the first of its kind in the country - for Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions (NMAHPs).
Chief Nursing Officer for England Ruth May has officially opened our Centre for Care Excellence on Friday 24th January 2020 in the Lecture Theatre in the Clinical Sciences Building at UHCW.
Led by four jointly appointed professors, the Centre’s objectives are to further enhance patient care and academic excellence through research, practice development, education and innovation. Staff within both Coventry University and UHCW will use their combined expertise to create and work on evidence-based projects and innovative activities to inform practice and education within UHCW, the University and beyond, to create national and international influence.
The centre will seek to increase the number of research active health staff in both organisations and will provide support for future NMAHP Clinical Academics. By enabling better sharing of knowledge and expertise, the Centre aims to empower staff at every level to be able to develop ideas to make ‘patient first’ improvements. Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals have always undertaken Continuing Professional Development (CPD) to ensure they are at the forefront of knowledge in their field. This development takes this further by supporting practitioners to become creators of new knowledge as well as recipients of best evidence.
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There are over 30 blood test service locations in and around Coventry. Most clinics have appointments to book in advance online. Click on the map for details of the clinic most convenient for you.
Click on the map for information about phlebotomy clinics in Coventry. You can book an appointment online at the locations in red.
You can also download a leaflet at this link.
We strongly advise all patients use our new online appointment system before attending for a blood test to avoid any disappointment. The new service 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.
Walk-in appointments remain available dependent on availability, however you may have to wait for the next available appointment time. Please note that walk-in patients will be given an approximate time slot and this may vary.
Location: Outpatients Department, on the ground floor. Opening hours: 8am-4.45pm, Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays).
Based on demand we are only able to see a set amount of patients per day so, once we have filled all allocated slots we can no longer accept walk-ins. This may mean you will need to revisit the site to have your blood test on another occasion or book online for another site.
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-8am Appointment only
Monday – Friday 8am-4.45pm *Appointments and walk-in available
Wednesday Evening 5pm-7pm Appointment only
Saturday Morning 7am-10pm Appointments only
* While we offer a walk in service, we highly recommend booking an appointment to save patients from waiting. If all walk in slots are filled, we may need to ask patients to attend again on another day, or to book online for another site.
Children under 16 years old will need to book online here.
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 - Based on demand we are only able to see a set amount of patients per day so, once we have filled all allocated slots we can no longer accept walk-ins. This may mean you will need to revisit the site to have your blood test on another occasion or book online for another site.
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.