Intensive Care Unit
Telephone: 01202 442495
There are many reasons why a patient may need to be admitted to Intensive Care, such as after an accident or as a booked admission after surgery that has been complicated or lengthy. A patient is admitted to the Intensive Care Unit so that their condition can be closely monitored.
Patients are assigned a designated nurse to care for them on a one to one basis. The nurse can update relatives of any changes to the condition of the patient.
The Unit can be contacted at any time of the day or night. It is helpful if only one member of the family telephones the Unit and then passes the information to the rest of the family and friends. If there is any change in condition, the nurse will telephone the family with the information unless requested otherwise.
Visiting is restricted to immediate family and very close friends.