The Neonatal Transfer Service Neonatal Transport Service The ambulance that comes to collect your for baby will be specially designed and equipped with the necessary specialist equipment to provide intensive care for sick newborn ba- Parent Information Leaflet bies.

Your baby will be placed in an incubator to keep it warm, will have its heart rate, breath- ing and blood pressure monitored and may require equipment to help with breathing. The Whittington

This will ensure a safe transfer to the unit Hospital that will care for your baby. Neonatal Unit

The transport team will all be specialists in Whittington Hospital NHS Trust, the care of sick, newborn babies and will in- Hill, clude a doctor or an advanced neonatal London nurse practitioner, a senior neonatal nurse N19 5NF and a Paramedic. They will all have under- taken specialist transport training. (Map on the back page) To contact our service: 0203 594 0888 [email protected] www.neonatal.org.uk Tel: 020 7272 3070 / 020 7288 5550

www.whittinton.nhs.uk

Information on about the Neonatal Cash points Description of Neonatal Unit Unit and local Amenities There is a local Lloyds Bank and Westminster We look after babies who need special intensive Bank and in front of the hospital there is a Abbey care. We have three nurseries, one for intensive cash point care, one for high dependency and the other for Parking special care.

Catering/refreshments Babies who are admitted to the NICU are small or There is no parking within the Hospital grounds are sick (because of being born prematurely or Monday to Friday. There is limited off-street The hospital restaurant ‘The Turning Point’ is small because they are twins or triplets) They parking in a controlled pay and display area. open most of the day from 7am – 8pm. There is may need extra support in the early days of their

also the ‘Uppercrust Café’ (open 8am – 7pm) and life and/or special medical care.

a WH Smith at the main entrance to the hospital. By rail They are often cared for in incubators with lots of

tubes and monitors. The monitors are used to There is a mainline train station at Upper Hol- Access to Religious Support help the doctors and nurses assess the condition loway which is 10 minutes walk to the Hospi- of your baby continually and will be removed tal. Spiritual Care – we have a team of chaplains who when it is safe to do so

are supported by trained visitors from many faiths.

There is a chapel on site and a new multi faith By room for use by people of all religious faiths Visiting for siblings and others

Archway Tube Station on the is There are no restrictions to parents and siblings five minutes walking distance away. Access to interpreters visiting the Unit. All other visitors can visit accom-

panied by a parent between the hours of 10:30 -

Will be organized by hospital staff on request 14:00 and 16:00 - 19:30. By bus

210; 143 and 271 stops outside the main en- Midwifery care available for mum Facilities & Accommodation for parents trance of the hospital.

There is one postnatal ward, one antenatal ward There are two parents rooms in the NICU, each Buses to Archway (5-10 min walk) and a transitional care ward that caters for six ba- with a television and kettle; tea and coffee is pro-

bies. Maternity care is available to mums by mid- vided free of charge and parents can bring their  W5 Haringey - Archway; wives and Obstetricians own food.  263 Barnet Hospital - Archway;  7 London Bridge - Archway; Availability of PALS/Patient’s Advocacy Ser-  134 North - Tottenham Court vice Road Station;  41 Tottenham Hale –Archway The Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS),  43 Friern Barnet - London Bridge. located in the hospital (phone number 0207 288 5551).  Bus C11 (Brent Cross to Archway) stops at the back entrance of the hospital.