Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital

This is one of the UK’s specialist children’s cancer and leukaemia treatment centres.

Royal Manchester Children's Hospital,
Oxford Road,
Manchester,
M13 9WL

Telephone: 0161 276 1234
Website: http://www.cmft.nhs.uk/ top of page

The New Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital opened on Thursday 11 June 2009. Children’s services relocated to the new site from Booth Hall, RMCH Pendlebury and from St Mary’s hospital. It has been designed so that all departments are close to the equipment and support that they need. This means patients and staff don’t have to travel far within the hospital.

There are two places to eat in the new Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital - YOO Coffee Shop is open between 8.30am and 5pm. It serves fresh pastries, Costa coffee and a variety of snacks and paninis. YOO Coffee Shop is situated past the outpatients department.

YOO Restaurant is open 24 hours, seven days a week and serves a wide range of food including hot meals, sandwiches and snacks, drinks and confectionary. YOO Restaurant is situated next to the YOO Coffee Shop, and accessed from the main corridor past the lifts.

Breakfast: 7.30am-11.00am
Lunch: 12pm-2pm
Snack Service: 4pm-7pm
Evening meal: 5pm-7pm
Snack service: 6pm-7.30pm
Snack service: 9pm-10pm
Call order service:10pm-6am top of page

Train: The nearest mainline train station is Manchester Piccadilly, situated in the centre of Manchester. The best method of connection is by bus. You can call 0161 228 7811 for more information.

Bus: Various buses leave from central Manchester to the children’s hospital. All leave from Piccadilly bus station, Stand P.

Parking on Site: Car parking is limited on hospital grounds. The following tariff applies to all car parks:

0 - 30 minutes Free
30 minutes - 3 Hours £2.50
3-6 Hours £5.00
6-24 Hours £15.00
Weekly Parking Permit - £20.00
Monthly Parking Permit - £40.00

Parking Discounts available:

• Disabled badge holders are allowed to park free of charge when displaying a valid badge. If all disabled spaces are full disabled badge holders are allowed to park in any normal car park space free of charge.
• Relatives of Intensive Care/High Dependency Unit Patients - No Charge
• Frequent Attenders (three or more times a week) - No Charge
• Relatives of long stay patients - No Charge

If you have been to an Out-patient appointment or attended Accident & Emergency and your visit has gone over 6 hours, you will be charged the £5 rate if you speak to a member of Security staff at the car park before paying and have proof of your appointment or attendance.

Transport for Sick Children are a registered charity working throughout Greater Manchester helping children to reach their hospital appointments. If you have difficulty getting your child to and from health appointments please contact your Health Visitor or CLIC Sargent Social Worker and ask them to contact this charity directly.

General: Paediatric Oncology – Ward 84 is on the second floor of the Children’s Hospital. Oncology outpatients is  provided on Ward 84. The Short Stay Unit is a 5 bedded unit for day case chemotherapy patients.

Direct Tel: 0161 701 8403

No. of Beds: 20 bedded unit with five cubicles from Monday – Friday. On Saturday and Sunday the ward is a 12 bedded unit.

Age Range: 0-16 (after this age children will go to Christie Hospital).

Additional Info: If the your child is having a bone marrow transplant they will be transferred to the Bone Marrow Unit.

Play: There is a playroom on the ward and a play specialist can  offer activities to your child. The adolescent room is available to young people aged 11+ from 5pm every evening. Music therapy sessions are held every Thursday rotating between all three of the main oncology wards.

Learning: There is a hospital school and parents are welcome to visit to discuss their child’s education with the staff. At RMCH teaching is provided by the Manchester City Education Department, for children aged between two -19 years. Children under nine are taught on the wards and units. Children aged nine plus who are well enough to leave the ward attend the hospital school. For more information please contact the head teacher on 0161 922 2566.

Meal Times: These are at set times.  Breakfast is at 7am-8am, lunch at 12pm-1pm and tea at 4.30-5.30pm.  Food is also available between meal times.

Rounds: Specialist consultants will conduct the rounds on a changing basis.

Visiting Times: Parents’ visiting is unrestricted.  Other visitors are welcome but are asked to leave by 8pm.  Under 16 years old must be accompanied by an adult. After 8pm please use the main entrance as all other entrances will be locked. If you or any visitors have been exposed to any infections such as chicken pox and measles please check with the ward staff before entering the ward.

This is for one parent only. Please speak to your named nurse and they will contact the Family Care Service to arrange this. If you would like residential accommodation please inform ward staff on arrival.

There is currently limited purpose built accommodation for carers and families. One parent of every child can stay on the oncology ward in a pull-down bed alongside their child by agreement with the ward staff. A purpose built Ronald Macdonald House providing accommodation for families of patients in all departments is due for completion in Spring 2012.

Kitchen: There is a parent kitchen on the ward with facilities for making a hot drink and microwaving a snack. There is a facility with a washer and dryer off the ward. The washer and dryer take 20 pence pieces.

YOBS: This youth group is facilitated by the CLIC Sargent Youth Development Worker and volunteers and is held every first Tuesday of the month.