Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) is defined by INVOLVE as “doing research ‘with’ or ‘by’ people who use services rather than ‘to’, ‘about’ or ‘for’ them”. Activities might include patients or members of the public being involved in deciding research priorities, helping to design a study or reviewing patient-facing documents. More information about how patients and members of the public can be involved in research can be found here.
We recommend that researchers involve patients and/or members of the public throughout their research project, from the initial concept to disseminating results.
Our Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) Team have access to a number of patients, carers and members of the public who have expressed an interested in being involved in PPI at UHCW. We also hold a quarterly Patient and Public Research Advisory Group meeting where researchers can present their project to the members of the group, who are either patients, carers or members of the public.
For more information or if you would like to present your research at one of our Patient and Public Research Advisory Group meetings please contact Research.PPI@uhcw.nhs.uk.
The INVOLVE Learning and Development webpage contains information about PPI training, learning and development for researchers. If you would prefer to attend a PPI training course please contact Research.PPI@uhcw.nhs.uk for availability.
To find out about the training and support available for patients please click here.
The National Cancer Research Institute have developed guidance for writing a good lay summary which can be found here.
INVOLVE, the HRA and NHS R&D Forum have produced a 'Public Co-Applicants in Research – guidance on roles and responsibilities' aimed at both researchers and public co-applicants.
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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.