Day Surgery - Advice following an eyelid procedure
Day Surgery - Cerebral angiography a guide for patients and carers
Day Surgery - Circumcision
Day Surgery - Discharge advice following submucous resection of the septum / Septoplasty
Day Surgery - General Anaesthetic needing an overnight stay
Day Surgery - Ingrown toe nail surgery
Day Surgery - Injections (including caudal) Information following your procedure
Day Surgery - Laparoscopy information for gynaecology patients
Day Surgery - Leg and foot post-operative advice
Day Surgery - Maxillofacial Post-Operative Instructions
Day Surgery - Post operative instructions following plastic surgery as a day case
Day Surgery - Post operative instructions following dental treatment under general anaesthesia at the Day Surgery Unit
Day Surgery - Post operative hand and arm instructions
Day Surgery - Vasectomy
Day Surgery discharge advice for adult patients following tonsillectomy
Day Surgery Information for patients attending DSU having a liver biopsy
Day Surgery Epididymal Cyst Hydrocele operation
Day Surgery Discharge advice following nasal polypectomy
Day Surgery Information for patients following a retal / anal operation
Day Surgery Information for patients following a hernia operation
General wound care information
Information for children attending Day Surgery Unit having a General Anaesthetic
Information for patients attending Day Surgery Unit having a General Anaesthetic
Information for patients attending Day Surgery Unit having a Local Anaesthetic
Information for patients undergoing a varicose veins operation
Information for patients undergoing minor ear operations
Instructions following phenolisation of the toe nail
Laparoscopy and dye
Plaster cast
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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.