CT Scan: General Information
CT: 48-hour Low Dose oral preparation: CT Abdomen and Pelvis information leaflet
CT: Aftercare following IV Injection of Contrast Medium or Buscopan, GTN spray, Beta-blockers
CT: HRCT / orthopaedic / KUB / neuro spine: information leaflet
CT: Neck / Chest / Abdomen / Pelvis with or without intravenous contrast: information leaflet
CT: Safety Questionnaire
CT: Upper Gastrointestinal series with or without intravenous contrast & Buscopan: Information leaflet
CT: Colonoscopy: Additional information
CT: Colonoscopy
CT: Colonoscopy with Picolax
CT: Head with or without intravenous contrast: Information Leaflet
CT: Information for Prison Officers Escorting Prisoners for CT Examinations
CT: Information on Supporting a Patient for their CT Examination
CT: Un-enhanced (No I.V. Contrast) Scan: Information Leaflet
Lung Biopsy Information Leaflet
Radiology biopsy information leaflet
Active cycle of breathing technique (background information - aspirated barium)
Fluoroscopy: Conduitogram Information Leaflet
Fluoroscopy: Cystogram
Fluoroscopy: Herniogram
Fluoroscopy: Micturating Cystogram
Fluoroscopy: Myelogram
Fluoroscopy: Barium Swallow and/or Meal
Fluoroscopy: Barium follow-through Information leaflet
Fluoroscopy: Paediatric Barium Follow-Through
Fluoroscopy: Paediatric Barium swallow or meal preparation
Fluoroscopy: Sedation
Fluoroscopy: Sialogram
Fluoroscopy: Sinogram
Fluoroscopy: Water Soluble Enema
Fluoroscopy: Water Soluble Swallow and/or Meal Information
Fluoroscopy: Hysterosalpinogram
Paediatric Micturating Cystogram (MCU or MCUG)
Radiology: Aftercare following Gastric Band Adjustment
Angiography Information
Arm Fistulogram or Fistuloplasty
Arm Venogram or Venous Angioplasty (Venoplasty)
Biliary Drainage Information
Bone Biopsy Information Leaflet
Discharge advice for patients following insertion of a Vascular Closure Device
Discogram (Discography)
Fluoroscopy Guided Lumbar Puncture
Fluoroscopy Intervention: Gastric Band Adjustment
Fluoroscopy Intervention: Transjugular Liver Biopsy
Hickman Line
Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filter Insertion and Removal
Mesenteric Angiography
Nephrostomy
Percutaneous Biliary Stent
Percutaneous Ureteric Stent
Prostate Artery Embolisation (PAE)
Radiologically Inserted Gastrostomy (RIG) Tube Insertion
Renal Angiography Information Leaflet (including Angioplasty, Stenting and Embolisation)
Testicular Vein Embolisation
TIPSS Procedure
Uterine Fibroid Embolisation
Vacuum Biopsy / Core Biopsy / Fine Needle Aspiration
Vertebroplasty
Mammography: Breast biopsy
Mammography: Mammogram
Mammography: X-ray guided localisation (marker) biopsy
Adult Sedation for MRI
MRI: Arthrogram
Breast MRI: A patient's guide
Cardiac MRI
MRI: Aftercare following Intravenous Injection of Contrast Medium, Buscopan, Movi-Prep and Adenosine
MRI: Information leaflet: Body
MRI: Information leafletnformation leaflet
MRI: Paediatric sedation for MRI
MRI: Small bowel
Cardiac Gated Blood Pool Scan (MUGA Heart Scan)
Child DMSA Kidney Scan
Child Renogram Scan
Dacroscintigram Scan
DaTSCAN (Brain)
DMSA Kidney Scan (Adult)
Dynamic Bone Scan
Gallium PET-CT Scan
Gastric Emptying Study
Iodine -123 Thyroid Scan
Iodine -131 Administration & Scan
Isotope colonic transit
Kidney Function (GFR) Test
Lung Scan (VQ)
Lymph Scan
M.I.B.G Scan
Myocardial Perfusion Stress Scan
Octreotide Scan
PET/CT (FDG) Scan
PSMA PET-CT Scan
Radioactive Iodine Treatment: Information for patients
Renogram Scan
SeHCAT Test
Sentinel Lymph Node Breast Scan
Thyroid Scan
Whole Body Bone Scan
Joint Aspiration Information Leaflet
Joint Injection information leaflet
Ultrasound Guided Drainage Information Leaflet
Ultasound Guided Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy (FNA) Information Leaflet
Utrasound Guided Paracentesis Information Leaflet
Ultrasound Scan
Ultrasound Scan: Abdomen
Ultrasound Scan: Abdomen and Pelvis
Ultrasound Scan: Paediatric with no preparation
Ultrasound Scan: Pelvis
Ultrasound Scan: Urinary Tract / Renal
Ankle Brachial Pressure Index
Scan of your tummy area (abdomen) arteries
Ultrasound scan of your Bypass Graft (Graft Surveillance)
Ultrasound scan of your dialysis fistula
Ultrasound scan map of your arm veins (Upper limb vein map Doppler ultrasound scan).
Ultrasound scan of your aortic stent graft
Ultrasound scan of your leg veins (Lower limb vein Doppler ultrasound scan)
Ultrasound scan map of your leg veins (Lower limb vein map Doppler ultrasound scan).
Ultrasound scan of your leg arteries
Ultrasound (Doppler) scan of your upper limb arteries and veins.
Ultrasound scan (Doppler) of your temporal arteries
Ultrasound (Doppler) scans of your Carotid Artery
Colonic Transit Study information leaflet
Dexa scan (bone density scan)
Follow-Up X-rays of your child's bones (Skeletal Survey Examination)
X-rays of your child's bones (Skeletal Survey Examination)
X-rays: Information for patient supporters
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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.