Southampton General Hospital

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

Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust
Southampton General Hospital
Tremona Road
Southampton
Hampshire
United Kingdom
SO16 6YD

Telephone: 023 8077 7222
Website: www.suht.nhs.uk
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The Eaterie restaurant can be found on Level B, Centre Block. It is open to staff, patients and visitors from 7:30am – 1:30am, and serves a wide range of hot and cold meals, and drinks, sandwiches and snacks. Vending machines are located throughout the hospital.

Various shops are located in the main entrance. These include WH Smith and a League of Friends (there is also a second League of Friends located in the Eye Unit). In this area you will also find a Compensationdirect, Ritazza Coffee shop, a solicitors, clothing shop, a florist, Burger King and an Upper Crust sandwich bar.

Other facilities include a post box, photo ID machine, 24 hour Natwest cashpoint, freephone taxi services and wheelchair hire. There is also a mobile hairdresser which can be arranged by the ward staff. The hospital has an information room in its entrance, which provides travel information and leaflets about benefits, disability and health care. Please note that this is not an advice centre.

The Chapel can be found in Centre Block, D level and is open to all.  The Chapel enquiry line is: 023 8079 8517.

There is a Post Office in Warren Avenue adjacent to the hospital site. Major supermarkets are located nearby and the nearest shopping centre is West Quay Shopping Centre which is easily accessible by public transport, car or taxi. Cinemas can be found at West Quay and Ocean Village.

Train: The nearest train station to the hospital is Southampton Central located in the city centre.  For train information phone National Rail Enquiries on 0845 7 48 49 50.  The quickest bus routes to the hospital from this station are bus numbers 8, 8A, 10, and 10A.

Bus: The hospital is very well served by buses. It is best to contact Traveline on 0871 200 22 33 to find out which service is best for you.

Airport: Southampton Airport is 6 miles from the hospital.  The general enquiries number is 0870 040 0009.

Parking on Site: Parking is very limited at the hospital site. If you are coming for an outpatient appointment, please consider being dropped off or if possible, using public transport. Parking charges are shown on the board near the pay machine, but if using the car park for more than a few days at a time, long-stay tickets are available from the Travelwise Office in the Old Nurses Home. Discounted parking is available through the ward for both inpatients and outpatients.
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General: Paediatric Oncology Ward – Piam Brown Ward.

Direct Telephone: Outpatient – 02380 794 249. Inpatient – 02380 744 816.

No. of Beds: 10 bedded unit – 4 bed bay, 2 bed bay and 4 cubicles.

Age Range: 0 – 16 (depending on diagnosis).

Other Wards: The Teenage and Young Adult Support Team supports all 16-24 year olds being treated for cancer on adult wards. A Teenage Cancer Trust Unit is planned for the future. Meanwhile there are two cubilcles on the Adult Oncology Ward specifically for the use of Teenagers and Young Adults. Direct Telephone: 02380 795 267.

Play: There is a play specialist available for the children. A well-equipped playroom exists on the ward with toys, games and computers.

Learning: There is a separate schoolroom on the ward which has computers and other classroom amenities. Teaching staff are on hand and are able to provide bedside teaching in addition to teaching in the classroom.

After-hours and during school holidays the school room doubles as a teenage room, giving teenagers access to a pool table, football table, TV, computer and internet access.

Other Facilities: On the ward there is a small and a large parents’ lounge for relaxing and a kitchen to prepare meals and drinks. A second kitchen is available on the ward to prepare meals for patients. A bathroom and shower, laundry room with washing machine and tumble dryer are also available for parents.

Meal Times: All meals are at set times. Breakfast is 7:30am – 8:30am, lunch 12pm and dinner 4:30pm – 5:30pm.

Rounds: There is a set routine each week. Doctors do rounds every morning, but the main medical round takes place twice a week and patients staying for the weekend will always be assessed on Friday afternoon.

Visiting Times: These are completely open, but at the discretion of the ward sister.

There ia a pull-out bed for one parent in several of the cubicles on Piam Brown Ward.

CLIC Haven, a Home from Home run by CLIC Sargent, has five bedrooms. The house offers free accommodation to families of 0-24 year olds with cancer or leukaemia. The comfortable and well maintained accommodation is self-catering and offers a communal kitchen and sitting room/playroom as well as a garden. Keys are issued via the Piam Brown ward team.

Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Centre provides information and support to all people affected by cancer.  The Centre is located on B Level by the East Wing Courtyard.

1 Team Leader
1 Social Worker
1 Young People's Social Worker
1 Youth Development Worker
1 Young People's Nurse
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