Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital

This is a shared care hospital for Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital
St Peters Road
Margate
Kent
CT9 4AN

Telephone: 01843 225544
Website: www.ekht.nhs.uk
Map: to view the hospital on a map click here (this takes you to the Multimap site). top of page

The "Seasons" restaurant is in the middle of the hospital, on the corridor that links the old and new parts of the hospital. The Amigo coffee shop is situated to the left of the main entrance (Ramsgate Road entrance), as is a shop selling snacks, drinks, newspapers, etc. There is a cashpoint inside the hospital, just past the main entrance foyer and to the right.

The chapel is located in the Ramsgate Road main reception foyer of the hospital. Those of all faiths and none are welcome.

Public telephones and freephones for taxis are available at the main entrances of the hospital.

Train: There are a number of train stations in the Thanet area, with Margate being the nearest. You will need to take either a taxi or bus from the station to the hospital.

Bus: The Number 9 operates between Canterbury and Margate.  This, along with the Thanet Loop service and the Number 36 all stop at the hospital. Please call Stagecoach on 0845 600 2 299 for more timetable information or visit their website at www.stagecoachbus.com. www.traveline.com also gives bus and train details.
 
On Site Parking: All car parking at the hospital is Pay-and-Display. The costs are:
0- 3 hours £1.70
3 - 8 hours £2.70
8 - 24 hours £6.00

If you need to visit the hospital several times over an extended period, a weekly parking permit can cut the cost of parking. The permits can be obtained from the parking hut (at the top of the main car park, opposite the main entrance).

There are disabled bays near the main entrances of the hospital where parking for disabled badge holders is free for up to three hours.

There are 'drop off' zones outside key areas of the hospital. If you are taking your relative/friend to a hospital appointment you can use these areas to park for 15 minutes free of charge while you 'drop off' your friend or relative.

General: Rainbow Ward

No. of Beds: 40

Age Range: 0-18 years

Play: There is a playroom on the ward and a play specialist who works every day. Telephones, televisions and radios are available at each bedside through PatientLine.

Learning: Teachers can come in if requested from the child’s school.

Other Facilities: There is a parents’ room and kitchen where parents can make drinks and food etc.

Volunteers take newspaper and trolley shops around the wards and run a ward library service.

Meals: All meals made on the ward and served by ward domestic.

Rounds: There are daily ward rounds with the Paediatrician and junior doctors.

Visiting: Open visiting is in place for family members.

One parent can stay with their child on the ward either in their room or next to their bed.

2 Nurses cover all of East Kent.