Patients with kidney disease will still require monitoring during the Covid-19 pandemic. The frequency and nature of the monitoring will depend upon a number of factors including the stage and stability of their chronic kidney disease.
To minimise the number of hospital attendances we will attempt to undertake the majority of consultations remotely. For many this will be a simple telephone call. We are also trialling some video consultation software which is a bit like Skype or FaceTime.
You should assume that you DO NOT need to attend the hospital for an outpatient appointment and that your clinician will contact you, either at the original time of your appointment or possibly a day or two before, to discuss your case. If your kidney disease is deemed by your clinician to be stable it is possible that your appointment will be postponed to a future date.
If your clinician decides that your appointment needs to be done face to face they will contact you beforehand with instructions. Some of the face to face appointments will be at the Paybody Building, Stony Stanton Road, to minimise the visits to UHCW.
Although most patients with kidney disease will be able to have their clinic appointments undertaken remotely it is likely that the majority of patients will require a recent blood test to guide the clinicians. Please see Blood Tests for more information.
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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.