Ward 2 is for General Medicine and Endocrinology.
General medicine manages patients presenting with a wide range of acute and long term medical conditions and symptoms. Endocrinology is the study of medicine that relates to the endocrine system, which is the system that controls hormones.
| Speciality | General Medicine with Endocrinology | |
| Number of beds / bays | 28 beds / 4 bays | |
| Side rooms | None | |
| Ward Manager | Gill Burrows | |
| Matron | Marie Beckwith Liz Owen Sharon Brown |
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| Location | 1st Floor | |
| Contacting the ward | ||
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| 01625 661002 or 01625 661091 Family and friends can telephone the ward but limited medical information can be given out without a password being set up. We will ask permission from the patient to give out information as well. Even with a password and permission, some information will not be given out over the phone due to sensitivity and impact on the family. Calls can be taken at any time of the day though due to doctors doing rounds in the morning, late morning/early afternoons are better if family/friends want updates. It is not always possible to speak to a doctor if you ring up but we will do our best to try to arrange this. |
| Meal times | ||
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| Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner |
| 7:45am - 8:15am | 11:45 - 12:15pm | 16:45pm - 17:15pm |
| Visiting times | ||
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| 2pm until 8pm | ||
| Maximum of 2 visitors per patient |
| How long will it take to walk to this ward | ||
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| The time it will take to walk to this ward from the following entrance and nearest car park. This is based on on the average person walking at a moderate pace in the most direct route and using the stairs where applicable. | ||
| Main entrance | Rear entrance | Orthopaedic Outpatients entrance (Fieldbank road) |
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2 minutes 15 seconds |
2 minutes 30 seconds |
5 minutes |
| You will need to use stairs or elevator | You will need to use stairs or elevator | You will enter on the same level |
| Electronic devices | ||
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| The following devices are permitted on this ward. Please note: Patients and visitors are not permitted to charge any of their electronic devices using electrical outlets on our premises. |
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| Mobile phone | Yes | |
| Tablet (iPad etc.) | Yes | |
| Laptop | Yes | |
| Portable gaming device | Yes | |
| Facilities | ||
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| Communal radio |
| Staff who care for you | ||
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| Senior Sister Ward Sister Staff Nurse Health Care Assistance Ward Clerk Housekeeper |
| Staff who you might meet | ||
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| Physiotherapists Radiographers Dietitians Occupational therapists Specialist nurses Pharmacists Phlebotomists Integrated Discharge Team Porters Speech and Language Therapists |
| Personal items | ||
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| Patients | ||
| What can or should I bring to the ward? (patients) | Clothing: both for night and days. We encourage people not to wear their night clothes during the day, so bring comfortable clothes. Any toiletries you would usually use at home. Hearing aids, glasses and dentures. Please bring in your regular medication. Books, magazines, crosswords, knitting etc |
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| What can or should I NOT bring to the ward? (patients) | Alcohol Illicit drugs Knives including pen knifes Large amounts of cash Large volumes of personal items – there is limited storage space |
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| Visitors | ||
| What can visitors bring to the ward? | Clothing, books, snacks, mobile phones, photos, greetings cards | |
| What visitors cannot bring to the ward? | Flowers and plants Home cooked food (There are no facilities to heat up food) There is limited space for personal items so please only bring in a few things |
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| Discharging a patient |
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| Patients are reviewed every week day by the medical team with therapists (PT, OT, IDT) working alongside if the patient needs their input. An Estimated Discharge Date (EDD) is established from admission and we work towards that with a degree of flexibility. Once a patient is deemed Medically Fit for Discharge (MFFD) and the team is happy with their mobility, home circumstances etc the patient can be then be discharged. Discharges can be any time from 10 a.m. but we will liase with family/carers with estimated times. Where possible we ask family to collect patients from hospital. There is limited transport available which means discharge times can be variable. Some patients may go to the Discharge Lounge depending on their capacity. We would ask that the family or carer provide suitable clothing for the journey home. |
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