This guidance is for everyone who has been identified as being clinically extremely vulnerable from Covid-19. Those at higher risk of becoming seriously ill if they catch Covid-19 may wish to think carefully about additional precautions they wish to take.
Individuals may wish to choose to limit the close contact they have with those they do not usually meet with in order to reduce the risk of catching or spreading Covid-19, particularly if they are clinically extremely vulnerable and if Covid-19 levels in the general community are high.
If you require additional care and support and help you stay safe and well, there is further guidance here. Alternatively, please speak to your GP or hospital consultant.
Specific information/advice on your speciality can be found here.
Everyone on the Shielded Patient list should have already been offered a Covid-19 vaccine. If you have not received your first dose, please contact your GP, book your appointment on the national booking line or attend a walk-in centre.
We have now written to all patients who have been shielding to encourage them to have a Covid booster vaccination.
Please take this letter to any vaccination clinic to arrange an appointment for your third vaccination, which must be at least 8 weeks after your second dose. To find your closest vaccination clinic, visit this website www.happyhealthylives.uk/vaccination-sites
Simply take this letter to your closest vaccination clinic. Please don’t call the National Booking System or call 119.
If you are receiving chemotherapy treatment, please schedule your vaccination 2-3 days before your next cycle. Contact your specialty consultant if you have any queries.
For more information about the coronavirus vaccine visit www.nhs.uk/covid-vaccination. To book your test, click here or call 119. Click here for advice if you have a severely weakened immune system.
For patients who are still shielding and routinely require access to phlebotomy services, either due to their conditions or the treatments they receive, we have set up five clinics in community locations. These are in Nuneaton, Atherstone, Rugby, Warwick and Coventry, and your consultant will refer to these clinics.
If you are no longer shielding, and not deemed to be extremely clinically vulnerable, we have now restored blood clinics in hospital settings on an appointment-only basis. You can book appointments here.
Any patients who do not have access to a computer can call 02476 153546. Please note the line has limited capacity and is only for those without internet.
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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.