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About the Ward

Ward Layout

There are eight beds, two being situated in side rooms.

Visiting is between 2pm and 8pm but please contact the ward if you want to visit at other times.

Meals and Drinks

Meal times are approximately as follows:

• Breakfast 7.30am
• Lunch 12.00pm
• Supper 5.00pm

We serve hot drinks with meals and also mid-morning - 10.15am, mid-afternoon - 2.15pm and in the evening - 8.15pm.

Personal Belongings

To help keep you comfortable during your stay, we encourage your relatives to check that you have sufficient clothing, slippers, toiletries and towels, etc.

Patients are encouraged not to bring valuables into hospital. However, please bring some money if you need anything from the mobile hospital shop which visits the ward most days.

Please note there are no clothes washing facilities on the ward.

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Contact the Ward

General Enquiries:

01225 825012

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The Care Team

You will be allocated one of our consultant cardiologists on admission to the unit, who will ultimately be responsible for your care. Your care will be delivered primarily by nurses.

Other specialists such as occupational therapists, physiotherapists, dieticians, social workers and diabetic nurse specialists will be involved in your care if appropriate.

Please feel free to ask your nurse to explain anything that you do not understand or is troubling you. As part of your ongoing care you may be transferred to other hospitals for more invasive investigations or treatments which we are unable to perform in this hospital. You may go directly from the coronary care unit or you may be transferred to a medical ward in the interim.

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Martha's Rule

Martha's Rule is a patient safety service for inpatients and their friends / families and staff.

Patients, relatives, friends, carers or staff can call for advice and help when there is a significant change in your or the patient's medical condition and, after discussion with the ward team, your concerns have not been addressed.

Martha's Rule is a patient safety service. It should not be used to report general problems such as issues with bed, room, food or parking. Martha's Rule is not for obtaining medical updates or a general second opinion.

Please speak to a member of staff, nurse in charge or ask for the ward manager or matron to discuss these issues.

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