7 September 2020
Thank you for choosing to be treated at our Trust and thank you for following all of the guidance we have given you if you are coming into hospital for surgery or a procedure. We have updated our guidance, in line with national recommendations.
This might mean that the advice about shielding and self-isolation steps we asked you to take ahead of surgery has changed.
Patients on the Green Pathway at University Hospital and Hospital of St Cross, Rugby will be categorised depending on the type of surgery they are having. Your appointment letter will advise which category you fall into and advise on the measures you should be taking before your appointment.
· If you have been categorised as ‘Green’ you will be asked to socially distance for the first eleven days and ‘self isolate’ for four days ahead of their admission date.
· More vulnerable patients will be categorised as ‘Ultra Green’ and will be advised to ‘self isolate’ for 14 days.
· Attend a pre-operative admission appointment 72 hours ahead of your surgery to have a COVID-19 swab and confirm that you have maintained the correct period of social distancing and shielding. You will only be contacted should you test positive for COVID-19.
If we have already booked your operation or procedure and have asked you to shield for 14 days, please can you continue to do so.
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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.
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.