26 February 2018
This is Caroline and Judith. Like the NHS that turns 70 this year, the two nurses have something to celebrate. The friends will retire on the same day next month after 40 years. When they met as student nurses in 1978, nurses wore belts with buckles, paper hats, brown shoes and capes off duty. Judith, Caroline and 300 others lived in the nurses’ home on the old Walsgrave Hospital site. They qualified in 1981 and spent the majority of their successful careers caring for patients at Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital. Both have risen through the ranks, Caroline to Modern Matron and Judith as the Lead Nurse for Quality and Safety. The dedicated pair have cared for countless patients and have enjoyed success in the nursing profession. They plan to travel the world together as well as spending more time with friends and their families. We wish them a very happy retirement. If you want to help us celebrate the NHS' 70th birthday by sharing your photographs and stories please get in touch with us either email Communications@uhcw.nhs.uk or call Emma on 02476 96 7596.
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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
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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.