The contact details for the Parkinson’s specialists are given below. If you are not sure who to contact, please try this link for further help:
Who to contact and when (pdf) (opens in new window)
Consultants
Dr Andrea Lindahl University Hospital Coventry, Stratford Hospital
Secretary: Lynn Boyce Tel: 02476 965216
Hospital of St Cross Rugby Support Secretary: Lorraine Carroll Tel: 02476 965294
Dr Lucy Strens University Hospital Coventry, Stratford Hospital Secretary: Lynn Boyce Tel: 02476 965216
Hospital of St Cross Rugby
Support Secretary: Lorraine Carroll
Tel: 02476 965294
Dr Lara Teare University Hospital Coventry Secretary: Sarah Flanagan Tel: 02476 965114
George Eliot Hospital Secretary: Sue Lineker Tel: 02476 865126
Dr Amrit-Deep Samra University Hospital Coventry, Warwick Hospital Secretary: Wendi Wallace Tel: 02476 965215
Dr Raj Thanvi Warwick Hospital Secretary: Libby Hannigan Tel: 01926 495321 ext 8090
Dr Eliza Griffiths Warwick Hospital, Stratford Hospital Secretary: Libby Hannigan Tel: 01926 495321 ext 8090
Dr Robert Wears
Warwick Hospital Secretary: Anna Taylor Tel: 01926 495321 ext 8017
Parkinson’s Nurse Specialists
Hannah Martin and Bonita Bateman University Hospital Coventry Secretary: Jackie Hughes
Tel: 02476 965209
Bleep 4949/2382 Inpatient/Outpatient service for UHCW, Hospital of St Cross Rugby
Rachel Peskett (South & West Coventry) Jodie Cooke (North & East Coventry) Coventry & Warwickshire Partnership Trust, 2nd Floor, Swanswell Point, Stoney Stanton Road, Coventry, CV1 4FS. Tel: 02476 237007 For patients with a Coventry GP
Anita Hallett (North Warwickshire) Camphill Clinic, Ramsden Avenue, Nuneaton, CV10 9EB. Tel: 01926 600818 option 6 For patients with a North Warwickshire GP
Lynne Sayer (Central Warwickshire & Rugby)
Orchard Centre, Lower Hillmorton Road, Rugby, CV21 6SR.
Tel: 01926 600818 option 6
For patients with a Rugby, Southam, Leamington or Kenilworth GP
Karen Wears and Maria Starling (South Warwickshire) Central England Rehabilitation Unit, Heathcote Lane, Warwick, CV34 6SR Tel: 01926 600818 option 6 For patients with a South Warwickshire GP (including Warwick, Stratford)
Helplines
Parkinson’s UK Helpline: 0808 800 0303
PSP Association Helpline: 0300 0110 122, helpline@pspassociation.org.uk
MSA Nurse Specialist: Emma Saunders – Direct line: 0330 221 1030. MSA Trust: 0333 323 4591.
Duodopa Helpline: 0800 458 4410 - for patients who are already on Duodopa, and healthcare professionals only.
Apomorphine Helpline: for patients who are already on apomorphine, and healthcare professionals only. Please check the brand before contacting the relevant apomorphine helpline number:
Britannia Pharmaceuticals (APO-go): 0808 1964242
EVER Pharma (Dacepton): 0800 2540175
Last updated August 2021
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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.