Children’s Hospital for Wales, Cardiff

One of the UK's specialist children's cancer and leukaemia treatment centres.

Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust
University Hospital of Wales
Heath Park
Cardiff
CF14 4XW

Telephone: 029 2074 7747
Website: http://www.cardiffandvale.wales.nhs.uk
Map: to view the hospital on a map click here (this takes you to the Multimap site). top of page

The main hospital concourse has shops, a Post Office, NatWest bank and a range of eating facilities.

Train: Cardiff Central station is located just over three miles from the hospital. Regular buses serve the hospital and the city centre from this train station.

Bus: There are frequent services to and from the hospital. Some of the services that travel to the hospital are listed below:
· Cardiff Bus Routes - 1, 1A, 2, 2A, 8, 8A, 9, 9A, 86 & 87
· Travel Coach Bus Routes – 98 and 99
· Stagecoach Bus Routes – A and B
· Bebb Bus Routes – 22
· Shamrock Bus Routes – 304 and L3

Parking on Site: Car parking is available in the multi-storey car park on the hospital site on a Pay-&-Display scheme. Parking here is not free for disabled people.  Long-term visitors can purchase and ‘Alpha Pass’ and receive discounted rates for parking.
Standard car parking charges are as follows:

· Up to 4 hrs - £2.20
· Up to 5 hrs - £3.40
· Up to 6 hrs - £5.60
· Up to 8 hrs - £6.70
· 8 to 10 hrs - £8.80
· Up to 24hrs - £10

Alpha Pass car parking rates are as follows:

· Days 1 to 14 - £3 per 24 hrs
· Days 15 to 28 - £2 per 24 hours top of page

General: Paediatric Oncology. Sky Ward, 3rd Floor. Sky Day Beds, 3rd Floor. Space Outpatients Clinic, 4th Floor.

Direct Tel: Sky Ward – 02920 748801.

Space Outpatient Clinic – 02920 748805.

No. of Beds: Sky Ward – 16 Beds

Age Range: 0 to 18 years

TCT UNIT:

General: TCTU 1st and 2nd Floor. Day beds 2nd Floor

Direct telephone: TCTU 029 2074 6784/6915

Day beds 029 2074 3160

No. of Beds: six commissioned inpatient beds, three daycare beds

Age Range: 14-24 years top of page

Play: There is a playroom located in both the Sky Ward and Space Outpatients Clinic. Both are well equipped with games, books, toys, computer games, DVD’s and videos.  There is an adolescent room for young people age 12 and over, which is equipped with fridge, kettle & microwave to prepare food, tv, video, dvd, Playstation, books, magazines and games etc.

Learning: Teaching is provided to children/young people of compulsory school age, after they have missed five accumulative days of school. Tuition is given in English and Maths for two-three hours a week during school term times.

Other Facilities: There is a parents’ sitting room in the Sky Ward.

Teenage Cancer Trust Unit

Activities: There is a social zone on level 2, equipped with board games, snooker table, books, DVDs, computers with internet access, television, playstation, sofa, chairs and so on. A Youth Activities Co-Ordinator arranges activities throughout the day and organises events for the young adults.

The social zone also includes a large dining table where young adults can have their meals in a home form home environment.

Relaxation: There is a "Snoozele Room" on level 2 where patients can sit and relax. there is also a balcony with tables and chairs which will be accessible, with supervision, when weather permits.

Learning: Teaching is provided to young people of compulsory age, after they have missed five accumulative days of school. Tution is given in English and Maths, for two- three hours during term times. IT access enables communication with schools and colleges.

Food: There is a kitchen area, equipped with fridge, kettle, toaster and microwave to prepare food.

Other Facilities: There is a parents' sitting room on level two with limited facilities including kettle, microwave and an outside seating area. The room is also equipped with some toys and DVDs for young children who may be visiting parents who are patients if the condition permits. top of page

Paediatric Oncology
Meals: Meals are at set times. Breakfast is 8am-8:30am, lunch at 12pm and dinner 5pm-5:15pm.

Rounds: Rounds take place twice daily, once in the morning, and again in the afternoon.

Visiting Hours: Visiting hours are completely open, but it is recommended that visitors leave around 8pm.

Teenage Cancer Trust Unit
General: If their condition permits, young adults are encouraged to be up and dressed by midday, when everyone will go up to the social zone.

Meals: Meals are at protected times- lunch 12 noon and dinner from 5pm- 5.15pm. Breakfast can be made by the young adults in the kitchen area.

Visiting Hours: Visiting hours are from 10am-10pm. top of page

Paediatric Oncology
Accommodation is available on the ward for parents of children. There are also places available in the LATCH family accommodation on the 4th Floor next to the Space Outpatients Clinic. There are eight bedrooms available for parents (some with en-suites), washing and drying facilities, a kitchen, bathroom and sitting room.

Teenage Cancer Trust Unit
There are two self contained flats available in Rhiwbina supported by the Rhys Daniels Trust. These are for parents/carers or partners of patients who live outside the Cardiff area.

Accommodation (a bedroom) is also available for patients under the care of Paediatric Consultants at LATCH, the family accommodation on the 4th floor next to the Space Outpatients Clinic. top of page

The LATCH charity funds specialist social workers, family accommodation and other services for families treated at the Children’s Hospital for Wales. Tel: 029 2071 2217.