Tyneham Ward
Telephone: 01202 442309 & 01202 442392
Tyneham Ward is one of two in-patient wards in the Cancer Centre. It specialises in the care of patients receiving treatment for gynaecological cancer. It is situated on the lower ground floor level of the Cancer Centre and is accessed via entrance 8.
Ward Facilities
The ward has 25 beds arranged in bays of six and four and has three cubicles.
The ward has a pleasant day room where patients can relax, watch television
or listen to music. There is also a dinning area where patients can sit
for meals.
The ward has access through Durlston Ward to the private cancer centre
garden where patients and their visitors can relax.
Every bed space has a patient line TV and telephone. A payment card can
be purchased in the lobby at the end of the ward.
Visiting Times
The ward visiting times are 2.30 to 8pm.
Meal times for patients are at approximately 8am, 1pm and 5pm. There is a protected meal time from 12.45 - 1.45pm where visiting is resticted. Patients and visitors are able to discuss these arrangements with ward staff if they are inconvenient.
The Cancer Centre has a facility for carers to stay overnight in certain circumstances. Details of these arrangement can be discussed with ward staff.
Ward Rounds
Each day patients are reviewed by one of the junior Doctors in the team.
Consultant ward rounds are normally undertaken once or twice weekly.
Appointments to see doctors can be made by contacting the Consultants secretary
or the nurse in charge
Special Instructions
A number of patients on the ward will be vulnerable to infection because of their illness or treatment and it is therefore vitally important that you do not visit patients if you are suffering from symptoms such as diarrhoea or vomiting, chest or other infections.
If you are unsure about this please do not hesitate to contact the ward for more information.
Discharge Home
We aim to get patients home as soon as possible after completion of medical treatment. The plans for this will normally begin early in the stay in order that we can make all the appropriate arrangements. If you can foresee problems in getting yourself or your relative home then please tell the nurse in charge as soon as possible.