STUNNING NEW HOSPITALS SET TO OPEN ESSENTIAL GUIDE USING YOUR NEW HOSPITALS Blueprint for the future unveiled Your new Hospitals The New South Glasgow Hospitals The same expert NHS care in fabulous new facilities THE stunning world-class South There is an optional outpatient Infirmary, Victoria Infirmary including Glasgow University Hospital and the self check-in system to speed up the Mansionhouse Unit, Southern Royal Hospital for Sick Children are patient flow. On the first floor there is General and Royal Hospital for Sick ready to serve the people of Glasgow a 500 seat hot food restaurant and a Children at Yorkhill. and beyond. separate cafe. The bright and airy The vast majority of services from these atrium features shops and banking Located on the former Southern hospitals will transfer to the new south machines and a high-tech lift system General Hospital campus in Govan, Glasgow hospitals with the remainder that will automatically guide you to the they will deliver local, regional and moving to Glasgow Royal Infirmary lift that will take you to your destination national services in some of the most and some services into Gartnavel most quickly. modern and best designed healthcare General Hospital. facilities in the world. The children’s hospital features 244 Once these moves are complete paediatric beds with a further 12 Crucially these two brand new hospitals the new hospitals will enhance the neonatal beds in the maternity unit next are located next to a first class and fully existing NHS Greater Glasgow and door. The vast majority of the paediatric modernised maternity unit and so deliver Clyde acute hospitals – Glasgow Royal beds are in single rooms with space for the gold standard model of maternity, Infirmary, Inverclyde Royal Hospital, overnight accommodation for parents. paediatric and adult acute hospital care Royal Alexandra Hospital, Vale of The new children’s hospital also features on a single campus. Leven Hospital, Gartnavel General a cinema, Science Centre interactive Hospital, New Victoria Hospital and The adult hospital features 1,109 patient activity walls funded by the Yorkhill New Stobhill Hospital – to create a rooms. Rooms within our general wards Children’s Charity, indoor and outdoor comprehensive network of hospitals have an external window view. Each play areas and a roof garden. delivering the very best patient room is equipped to the highest of care for Greater Glasgow and standards with private shower and toilet With the opening of these world-class Clyde’s population. facilities, free television, radio and Wi-Fi. hospitals we are closing the Western 1 – www.nhsggc.org.uk/healthnews www.nhsggc.org.uk/healthnews – 2 The New South Glasgow University Hospital The New South Glasgow University Hospital Art Food and drink The colour scheme of the hospital has been Next to the restaurant on the first floor of deliberately designed to help you find your the Atrium is the Aroma Coffee shop. way around. Each floor has a clearly This is opened Monday through to Friday identifiable colour and many works of from 9.00am until 6.30pm serving high quality distinctive art are displayed to give useful beverages, sandwiches, snacks, fruit and cakes. landmarks which can act as signposts. The use of therapeutic colour schemes Both the restaurant and the coffee shop are throughout the hospital has been run by NHS staff and all profits go back into carefully selected by interior the NHS. design specialists to soothe, reduce stress and enhance well being. Retail Lift system From the moment you step inside the new hospital, you’ll be struck As you would expect, in an There are four wards on each level: by the bright and airy surroundings ultra-modern hospital of this size A, B, C and D. of this most stunning atrium. there are a number of commercial retail outlets for patients, visitors Wards A and B are accessed by and staff alike. The retail outlets the lifts sign posted as Arran on are all located on the ground floor the ground floor; and wards C in the atrium and include: Marks and D are accessed by the lifts & Spencer; W H Smith; Camden sign posted as Bute. Take a look inside your Food co; and, Souped Up & These lifts use smart technology Juiced. There are also bank cash to get you to the ward you want machines located in the hospital. as quickly as possible. You press the button panel outside fabulous new hospital the lift and it will direct you to the best lift for you. All you need to do South Glasgow University Hospital next is to get inside the lift and it will take you to the correct floor. Despite its size, this huge hospital has been designed There are no buttons inside the lift. to make it very easy for you to get to your destination. From the hi-tech touch screen information points and the barcode self check-in to the friendly faces of our guiding volunteers and landmark artworks at key points Vital role for volunteers in new South Glasgow throughout the hospital …everything is geared towards making it simple to get around. University Hospital ON the back of the legacy of the our professional, paid colleagues and we “Clydesiders” from last year’s are very proud of the role they play. Outpatient check-in Room with a view Commonwealth Games, NHSGGC By giving freely of their time they are If you are attending as an The hospital has 1,109 beds is hoping to sign up 200 volunteers to complimenting the care patients receive. outpatient you can check in – all with their own toilet and help patients and visitors find their way around the new hospitals. “With the opening of the new hospitals, using the letter we sent you when shower facilities. Every room in our the volunteers we are recruiting may you arrive – just like at the airport. general wards has a panoramic The volunteers are being asked to provide support such as helping the Scan in your hospital letter at one external view and comes with free register for duties including welcoming patients find their way around the of the scanning check-in points, TV and radio.There’s even free and guiding and providing guidance on new hospitals. confirm your details and you’ll patient Wi-Fi access throughout the use of self–service check-in kiosks. be shown where to go next. It’s the hospital. Every room is “This will extend the excellent support a really easy system to use but designed to the highest They will also signpost patients to waiting they already provide in many of our if you prefer one of our friendly specification to reduce the areas and to “calling screens” that will be inpatient wards.” volunteers will be happy to help. risk of the spread of infection located in the entrance and café areas. If you’d like to become a volunteer send When you arrive at your outpatient and provide safe and The screens are used to call patients to in an email telling us a bit about yourself waiting room, keep an eye on the comfortable surroundings, their appointments. and why you’d make a great volunteer to: screen – it will call you to your including an electric Andrew Robertson, Chairman, said: clinic room. bed as standard. “Our volunteers are not substitutes for [email protected] 3 – www.nhsggc.org.uk/healthnews www.nhsggc.org.uk/healthnews – 4 The Royal Hospital for Sick Children The Royal Hospital for Sick Children Same wonderful care in bright new hi-tech surroundings When the new Royal Hospital for Age appropriate care Play Modern rooms for Cinema modern children Sick Children opens its doors on Until now, children from the age Play is an important element of a child’s A 48 seater cinema has been specially 10th June, you can be assured of 13 were typically cared for in time in hospital. An outdoor play area at The vast majority of the 244 paediatric created in the new hospital to provide that your child will get the same our adult hospitals. The new hospital the entrance to the hospital has disabled beds are in single rooms with their own first class entertainment to our young wonderful care that they have is designed to treat all patients until accessible installations. Play specialists toilet and shower facilities and patients during their stay with us. they turn 16, providing a much more are based in the indoor play zone area to entertainment console system, always had at Yorkhill. The staff appropriate setting for these young work with children ahead of treatment. including TV and Wi-Fi. The rooms are from the world renowned people. There’s also a base for There’s also a part-covered roof garden spacious and designed to enable a hospital will be the same but adolescents to play games consoles, where young patients can enjoy a range parent or guardian to stay overnight the key difference will be the make a snack or chill with friends of activities in the fresh air and for with their child. There are a small number fabulous new facilities that they or visitors. children to be brought out to the of four bedded wards for those roof garden in their beds. patients who would benefit from and your child will experience. social interaction with other The hospital was designed children...these were created in response around the needs of children to feedback from children, parents and experienced paediatric healthcare staff. Attention to detail ...and who better to give us Every little thing has been given big Science Centre that insight than existing patients.