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Location |
North Tyneside General Hospital |
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Ward Name / Number |
Ward 12 |
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Direct dial telephone number |
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Location of ward |
Ground floor, you may wish to use the western entrance to the hospital. |
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Type of ward |
Acute elderly medicine |
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Ward visiting times |
10am - 8pm. |
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What patients may need to know about the daily routine on the ward |
Patients will be seen by medical staff from 9am with consultants rounds as below. Breakfast is around 8am with other mealtimes as stated below. |
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Are children welcome? |
Yes. They must always be supervised. |
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Is there flexibility in visiting? |
Yes. For more information on visiting, visit this page. |
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Are the numbers restricted? |
We ask that there are no more than 2 visitors at a time. These visitors can change. |
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Protected meal times |
12pm-1pm and 5pm-6pm. Family, friends and carers are welcome to visit at mealtimes if your loved one needs help or encouragement with eating and drinking. |
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Time of consultant rounds |
Monday afternoon, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday morning. |
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Mobile shop visiting times |
Variable |
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Ward Manager’s name |
Clare Hall |
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When is the best time for relatives to contact the ward to check on patient? |
Ideally after 10am and it would be helpful if family members shared information between themselves to reduce the volume of calls to the ward |
