24 hour urine collection - Information for renal patients on how to collect a 24 hour urine sample
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) (Acute renal failure)
Adequacy of Haemodialysis
Administration of Urokinase for a permanent vascular catheter
Advice for diabetic patients on haemodialysis
AVF / AVG possible complications and bleeding emergencies at home
Amyloid
Before and After Surgery Information: Having an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) or arteriovenous graft (AVG) for kidney dialysis
Blood pressure (BP)
Bowel Preparation for Peritoneal Dialysis
Complications of haemodialysis
Complications of peritoneal dialysis (PD and APD)
Cyclophosphamide
Diabetic Nephropathy
Erythropoietin (EPO)
Everything I need to know about a single kidney or one small kidney
Everything I need to know about Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
Everything I need to know about Glomerulonephritis
Everything I need to know about going home following a peritoneal dialysis catheter insertion under local anaesthetic
Everything I need to know about going home with a vascular catheter
Everything I need to know about having a CAPD catheter inserted under general anaesthetic
Everything I need to know about having a CAPD catheter insertion under local anaesthetic
Everything I need to know about having a PD Catheter removed
Everything I need to know about having a PD catheter repositioned under general or local anaesthetic
Everything I need to know about PD associated peritonitis
Everything I need to know about renal artery stenosis
Everything I need to know if I want to go on holiday whilst receiving dialysis treatment, including information about going abroad
Everything I need to know about Vascular Access for Haemodialysis
Going home on Peritoneal Dialysis (PD)
Going Home with a PD catheter
Haematuria (Blood in the urine)
Haemodiafiltration (HDF)
Haemodialysis Patients on Warfarin medication
Haemodialysis Reliable Outflow (HeRO) GraftTM
Having a dialysis line (vascular catheter) inserted
Hepatitis B - Carer information
Hepatitis B Immunisation
IgA Nephropathy
Infrared therapy
Intravenous (IV) Iron for Home Haemodialysis Patients
Meticillin Sensitive Staphyloccus Aureus (MSSA) information for renal patients and carers
Mycophenolate for Vasculitis
Nephroflow
Peritoneal Dialysis (PD): Exit Site Care
Peritoneal Equilibration Test (PET)
Peritoneal Function Testing (PFT)
Patient Information Leaflet for Renal Biopsy
Prednisolone for Vasculitis
Preservation of Veins
Prevention of MSSA and MRSA infections from renal vascular catheter (line) insertions
Psychological Impact of Kidney Disease
Removal of a vascular catheter (temporary or permanent cuffed tunnelled vascular catheter)
Renal - Shared Access Clinic
Renal Services Patient Directory
Rituximab
Terms of Treatment Agreement for Patients in Peritoneal Dialysis (PD)
Terms of Treatment Agreement for patients in Renal Dialysis
Terms of treatment agreement for patients on Homechoice Claria
The Use of Anticoagulation in Haemodialysis - Enoxaparin / Heparin
Ultrasound scans
Using the buttonhole technique for your AV fistula
Vasculitis
Welcome to Adult Haemodialysis
Welcome to Haemodialysis
Welcome to the Home Haemodialysis Programme
Welcome to the Kidney Clinic (Pre renal replacement therapy clinic)
Welcome to the PD Department
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON BLOOD TESTING DUE TO COVID-19
Shielding Patients in very high risk for COVID Group
All people who have been identified as very high risk (requiring shielding) for COVID are in the process of being contacted by their clinician regarding their ongoing care. If you require a blood test whilst shielding as part of your care, appointment details including when and where your blood test will be carried out will be sent to you via a text message from SwiftQueue who manage our blood test bookings.
If you have regular blood tests and have been asked to have these, please ensure you have blood forms at home available; if you haven’t please contact your specialty to have some sent to you in advance of your blood tests.
Older People and Vulnerable Adults
People who are in the groups identified by the government as higher risk e.g are over 70 or receive a yearly flu jab, but are not in the very high risk (requiring shielding) group, can attend our normal blood test clinics. The blood test clinics and waiting areas have been adapted so that social distancing can be maintained.
Please check the locations on the map below.
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.