What is William Harvey Ward Basildon Hospital?

William Harvey Ward provides: Care of patients with complex diabetic needs e.g. who are newly diagnosed or have very unstable diabetes, or complications such as diabetic gastroparesis. Patients may also be admitted for diagnosis and treatment for other endocrine conditions.

What is the Elizabeth Fry Ward Basildon for?

Who the service is for. Patients who need acute or ongoing treatement for a kidney condition.

What is a medical ward?

medical ward in British English (ˈmɛdɪkəl wɔːd ) medicine. a hospital ward in which patients are being treated by drugs rather than surgery. She was moved from intensive care to a regular medical ward yesterday.

Can you visit patients in Basildon Hospital?

All wards apart from maternity, paediatrics and end of life care. Patients are allowed one named visitor onto a ward at any one time.

What does William Harvey Hospital Specialise in?

The William Harvey Hospital, Ashford is an acute hospital providing a range of emergency and elective services as well as comprehensive maternity, trauma, orthopaedic and paediatric and neonatal Intensive care services.

What does Basildon Hospital Specialise in?

At Nash Basildon, you can access a wide range of specialist treatments for heart and lung conditions, from diagnostic investigations to major heart surgery. We also undertake treatment of other specialties including general surgery, urology, gynaecology and orthopaedics.

How many beds does Basildon Hospital have?

637 inpatient beds
There are 25 inpatient wards and 637 inpatient beds at the main Basildon University Hospital site located in Basildon. The hospital serves a local population of 450,000 living in and around the south west Essex area.

How do you pay for parking at Basildon Hospital?

A car park barrier and payment system operates at Basildon Hospital, The Essex Cardiothoracic Centre and Orsett Hospital. The barriers work on number plate recognition. Patients and visitors will need to go to a payment machine before returning to their car, and enter their vehicle registration number.

What is a medical ward UK?

There are 225 AMUs in the UK. The term acute medical unit (AMU) is defined in an RCP report as ‘a dedicated facility within a hospital that acts as the focus for acute medical care for patients that have presented as medical emergencies to hospitals or who have developed an acute medical illness while in hospital’.

Can my partner come to my scan Basildon Hospital?

Can a partner attend antenatal appointments? Basildon and Broomfield hospitals – Yes.

Does Basildon Hospital have private rooms?

Brook Suite – Nash Basildon Brook Suite is an adult only private unit providing care for patients who are 16 years and above.