Our corporate publications and documents, such as the organisational strategy, annual report and Quality Account, will be available here as they are published.
Organisational Strategy
Our aim is to deliver high quality healthcare, in a caring and compassionate way and provided in a convenient and supportive environment.
The Organisational Strategy outlines how we intend to do this in line with the national Five Year Forward View, the Coventry and Warwickshire system plans as well as our own internal challenges.
Our approach to achieving our vision, mission and values centres upon empowering our staff, integrating our services and building strong foundations.
Organisational Strategy for 2018-2021.
Enabling Strategies
Please click on the links below to read the enabling strategy for the corresponding area: Organisational Strategy Enabling Strategies Enabling Mobile and Digital Strategy Finance Strategy Estates Strategy Organisational Development Workforce and Innovation Strategy
Quality Strategy
Our Quality Strategy for 2019 is available to download here.
Annual Report
Our annual report covers a 12 month period and includes financial information plus a summary of our achievements from April one year to March the next.
The report also outlines our ongoing and planned developments and objectives for the year ahead.
Annual Report 2019/20.
Annual audit
An Auditor Panel established by our Trust Board recommended the appointment of KPMG LLP as external auditors to the Trust until 2022.
The final opinion on the financial statements issued by our external auditors can be found in the annual report and accounts, while their letter is attached here.
Quality Account
The Quality Account is an annual report that summarises how the Trust is working to improve the quality of its services, the progress we have made and our priorities for the coming year.
Quality Account 2019/20.
Quality Account 2018/19.
For 2020/2021 the Board has decided that our quality improvement priorities are:
Patient Experience and Engagement Delivery Plan
Our Patient Experience and Engagement Delivery Plan for 2018-21 sets out the delivery plan to achieve our five key Patient Experience objectives from the Trust Quality Strategy 2016-21 and is available to download here.
Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Annual Report
UHCW works hard to ensure that infections are kept to a minimum. As part of this work, the Director of Infection Prevention and Control (DIPC) produces an annual report on the work that has been done within the Trust to prevent infections in our hospitals.This report is presented to and approved by Trust Board.
The DIPC's latest Annual Report is linked below.
Infection Prevention and Control Annual Report 2019/20.
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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.