11 June 2019
Andy Meehan, Chairman of University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust, has paid tribute to one of the Trust's Non-Executive Directors, Professor Sudhesh Kumar, who has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
Professor Kumar has been awarded the honour for his fantastic contribution and commitment to the public sector.
As well as being a Non-Executive Director for UHCW since 2016, Professor Kumar is Dean of the Warwick Medical School and Director of the Institute of Digital Healthcare at University of Warwick, he previously worked as a Clinical Endocrinologist and has 22 years’ experience as a Consultant Physician in the NHS.
Reflecting on his achievement, Professor Kumar said: "I feel lucky and privileged to work in organisations where it is a joy to help many amazing colleagues do amazing work every day.
"This award to me also reflects positively on all those talented and hardworking people."
Andy Meehan congratulated Professor Kumar on his honour. He said: “Everybody at the Trust is absolutely delighted and incredibly proud of Professor Kumar.
“He is vastly experienced and throughout his 22 years’ as a Consultant Physician in the NHS his research interest into obesity and its complications, particularly Type 2 diabetes, have made a huge difference to countless people.
“As a Non-Executive Director he is completely dedicated to helping the people of Coventry and Warwickshire by helping to guide the strategy of the Trust to provide the best possible patient care that we can.”
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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.