The Oncology service provides assessment, treatment, follow-up and supportive care for patients with cancer and a number of non-malignant conditions. The service is based at the Cancer Centre in Coventry. The Centre also provides Oncology input to local Cancer units.
Here at the Trust we are the specialist centre for the region providing radiotherapy treatment and an oncology service. We deliver a safe and effective cancer service working closely with clinical leads across 13 tumour sites to give care and treatment that is second to none.
The centre holds a Certificate of Registration to the International Quality Management System Standard, BS EN ISO 9001:2015, awarded by the British Standards Institute.
The oncology Unit houses a 32 bedded ward which provides care and treatment for individuals with a wide range of malignant disease; these include chemotherapy, radiotherapy, brachytherapy and biological immunotherapy. The nursing team have specialist training and skills in cancer care and work a variety of shifts to provide continuity of care.
The Unit is a training area for Pre and Post reg nurses at Coventry University and the ward staff provide ongoing teaching, education, and mentorship to members of the ward team.
The Unit provides skill and expertise in symptom control which may be due to progressive disease or as a side effect of cancer treatment and have close links with the Palliative Care Team who can offer specialist advice with the more complex situations.
The Unit is able to offer patients, relatives and carers support and advice over the telephone if there are concerns when the patient is at home. The ward liaises closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team and demonstrates close links with other providers of cancer care.
The Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Centre provides a safe and welcoming environment for people affected by cancer.
The Centre is based in the main entrance of University Hospital, Coventry and is staffed by a health professional specialising in information as well as trained volunteers.
Services for people with cancer, their families, friends and carers or those worried about cancer include:
• Access to support
• Someone to talk to
• Confidential, free and appropriate information to the meet the needs of the caller including information about specific cancers, treatment and coping with side effects
• Signposting to other sources of support and information
• Suggestions for practical help
You can find out more information about our Cancer United support group here.
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.