Welcome to the Coventry & Warwickshire Regional Parkinson's Service. This website provides information for people with Parkinson's, their carers and their health professionals. We hope that you find it useful but please do let us know if there is anything else you would like information about.
The regional Parkinson’s team comprises of doctors, nurses and therapists with specialist training in Parkinson’s who work closely together. We also have very close links with the Parkinson’s UK Local Advisers as well as the specialist nurses for other Parkinsonian conditions and non-oral therapies. The Service was Highly Commended in the inaugural Parkinson’s UK Excellence Network Awards in 2017.
The regional team helps look after over 1700 people with Parkinsonian conditions living in Coventry and Warwickshire. Specialist Parkinson’s clinics (nurse and/or consultant led) are held in the areas shown on the map below.
Doctors
Dr Lucy Strens, Consultant Neurologist (University Hospital Coventry, Hospital of St Cross Rugby, Stratford Hospital)
Dr Andrea Lindahl, Consultant Neurologist (University Hospital Coventry,Hospital of St Cross Rugby, Warwick Hospital, Stratford Hospital)
Dr Lara Teare, Consultant Neurologist (University Hospital Coventry, George Eliot Hospital)
Dr Analiza Grubneac, Consultant Neurologist (University Hospital Coventry)
Dr Richard Hills, GP with specialist interest (University Hospital Coventry, Warwick Hospital)
Dr Raj Thanvi, Consultant Physician (Warwick Hospital)
Parkinson’s Nurse Specialists
Hannah Martin, Hospital Nurse (University Hospital Coventry, Hospital of St Cross Rugby)
Jodie Cooke, Community Nurse (Coventry North & East)
Rachel Peskett, Community Nurse (Coventry South & West)
Anita Hallett, Community Nurse (North Warwickshire)
Lynne Sayer, Community Nurse (Central Warwickshire)
Karen Wears, Community Nurse (South Warwickshire)
Parkinson’s Local Advisers
Anne Sage (Coventry)
Lisa Turley (North Warwickshire, Rugby, Central Warwickshire)
Rekha Tanna Hirani (South Warwickshire)
Other local support
MSA Nurse Specialist: Emma Saunders
Apomorphine Nurse Specialist: Liz Carter
Duodopa Nurse Specialists: Ramesh Chauhan
DBS Nurse Specialists: Jamilla Kausar
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Update 30 January 2018
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There are over 30 blood test service locations in and around Coventry. Most clinics have appointments to book in advance online. Click on the map for details of the clinic most convenient for you.
Click on the map for information about phlebotomy clinics in Coventry. You can book an appointment online at the locations in red.
You can also download a leaflet at this link.
We strongly advise all patients use our new online appointment system before attending for a blood test to avoid any disappointment. The new service 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.
Walk-in appointments remain available dependent on availability, however you may have to wait for the next available appointment time. Please note that walk-in patients will be given an approximate time slot and this may vary.
Location: Outpatients Department, on the ground floor. Opening hours: 8am-4.45pm, Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays).
Based on demand we are only able to see a set amount of patients per day so, once we have filled all allocated slots we can no longer accept walk-ins. This may mean you will need to revisit the site to have your blood test on another occasion or book online for another site.
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-8am Appointment only
Monday – Friday 8am-4.45pm *Appointments and walk-in available
Wednesday Evening 5pm-7pm Appointment only
Saturday Morning 7am-10pm Appointments only
* While we offer a walk in service, we highly recommend booking an appointment to save patients from waiting. If all walk in slots are filled, we may need to ask patients to attend again on another day, or to book online for another site.
Children under 16 years old will need to book online here.
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 - Based on demand we are only able to see a set amount of patients per day so, once we have filled all allocated slots we can no longer accept walk-ins. This may mean you will need to revisit the site to have your blood test on another occasion or book online for another site.
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.