Department of Allied Health Professions Medical Imaging INFORMATION HANDBOOK Medway Maritime Hospital April 2017 Handbook 2017 Medway hospital 1 CONTENTS 3 Hospital Profile 5 Map of Kent and Sussex 6 Medway hospital location map 7 Plan of Medway hospital 10 Location maps for Sittingbourne and Sheppey hospitals 11 Code of Professional Conduct 12 Patient consent to examination 16 General regulations 18 Student guidelines 21 Types of Examinations and Room Utilisation 22 Members of Staff 25 Policies/Procedures 29 Additional information Handbook 2017 Medway hospital 2 HOSPITAL PROFILE MEDWAY HEALTH AUTHORITY Located in North Kent, MEDWAY HEALTH AUTHORITY is the most populous District within the South-East Thames Region. Containing an attractive mix of rural and urban areas, the Health Authority covers 162 square miles in total - extending from the parish boundaries of Doddington, Lynsted and Teynham in the east to those of Cuxton, Cliffe, Halling and Frindsbury in the west, and including the Isles of Sheppey and Grain. In the west of the district and comprising of Chatham, Gillingham, Rochester and Strood, the Medway Towns collectively form the largest urban area in Kent, with a total population of 250,000. The eastern one-third of the district is centred upon the Borough of Swale and includes the rapidly developing town of Sittingbourne as a focal point. The Health Authority has just completed a period of exciting change. Medway Maritime Hospital now serves a population of 360,000 people in the Medway and Swale areas., employs around 3,000 people, and has an annual budget of over £100 million. In 1999 it doubled in size, with the opening of a £60 million extension. As Medway Maritime is an associate teaching hospital of the University of London, its staff teach undergraduates from Guys, Kings and St Thomas' School of Medicine. With fast road, rail and sea links to London, the beautiful Kent Coast and the Continent, Medway Health Authority offers unrivalled travel, leisure and communication possibilities. The district is rich in maritime and Dickensian history. Chatham's Historic Dockyard (formerly the most important naval base of its time) now provides visitors with a fascinating glimpse of naval history. Many local scenes became settings for the novels of Charles Dickens, and today the City of Rochester, in addition to its spectacular Cathedral and Castle, acts as the Dickens centre of England. With superb leisure and sporting facilities such as a local Ski Centre and Ice Skating Rink, two major indoor shopping centres, beautiful coastlines and easy access to the 'Garden of England' with its hop-fields and attractive public houses waiting to be explored, there is little opportunity to get bored. Handbook 2017 Medway hospital 3 Sittingbourne Memorial hospital Sittingbourne Hospital was built six years ago and has an associated GP surgery providing Visiting Medical Officer services to the Frank Lloyd Nursing Home, which is part of the complex. This hospital has a one room X ray department. Sheppey Community Hospital Sheppey Community Hospital at Minster opened in October 2002. The hospital's focus is on patients aged over 75 who need special multidisciplinary services, although younger adults can also be transferred to the hospital. It incorporates a GP medical centre. The hospital has two 24-bed wards: Harty Ward which focuses on elderly patients, and Minster Ward. Staff based at the hospital include district nurses, health visitors and midwives. This hospital has a two room X ray department. Handbook 2017 Medway hospital 4 Hospital Placement Sites across Kent and Sussex Handbook 2017 Medway hospital 5 MEDWAY HOSPITAL LOCATION MAP By car Starting from the A2 (from Sittingbourne) head towards Gillingham. Continue on the A2 until the first roundabout and exit towards Sovereign Boulevard (A2). Continue over the next roundabout and exit onto the A2. Continue on the A2 and turn right onto Rock Avenue and then left onto Montgomerie Road. Turn right into Windmill Road and arrive at the Medway Maritime Hospital Car parking There are three public carparks for patients and visitors to the hospital. A Pay and Display system operates. Follow the signs as you enter the hospital site. With a limited amount of parking space available, you may have difficulty finding a parking place. If so, please ask a car park attendant to help you. There are parking bays for disabled people near the main entrance to the hospital. Parking in surrounding roads is limited to residents only. A park and Ride service from the Dockyard for staff runs on a regular basis. The cost is a min amount aprox £5.00 per month. By bus The following buses stop at the bus stop in the hospital grounds: 132, 136, 156, 197, 183, 326, 327 For information on timetables, contact the Arriva Bus company on 0870 6082608. Handbook 2017 Medway hospital 6 PLAN OF THE HOSPITAL Accident & Emergency (Casualty) - Red zone, level 2 Ambulance bookings - Blue zone, level 2 Antenatal Clinic - Green zone, level 2 Appointments desk - Blue zone, level 2 Arethusa Ward - Red zone, level 4 Assessment Clinic - Brown zone, level 2 Astley Cooper Ward - Green zone, level 3 Betjeman Ward - Brown zone, level 2 Blood Tests (Phlebotomy) - Blue zone, level 2 Breast Unit - Red zone, level 2 Brooke Ward - Brown zone, level 2 Brunel Centre for Imaging (X-ray) - Red zone, level 2 Byron Ward - Brown zone, level 2 Car park kiosk - Perimeter Road Cardiorespiratory (ECG) - Green zone, level 3 Chapel - Blue zone, level 2 Christina Rosetti Day Hospital - Brown zone, level 1 Coronary Care Unit - Purple zone, level 3 CT Suite - Red zone, level 2 Delivery Suite - Green zone, level 4 Dentaline (Emergency dental service) - Red zone, level 2 Handbook 2017 Medway hospital 7 Dermatology - Green zone, level 3 Dickens Ward - Blue zone, level 1 Disablement Services Centre - Perimeter Road Dolphin Ward - Green zone, level 2 Ear, Nose & Throat - Green zone, level 2 ECT Suite - Brown zone, level 1 G.U.M. (Genito-urinary medicine) - Green zone, level 3 General Office - Blue zone, level 2 Gundulph Ward - Blue zone, level 3 Harvey Ward - Blue zone, level 1 Hearing Aids Clinic - Green zone, level 2 Hydrotherapy Pool - Blue zone, level 2 Intensive Care Unit - Purple zone, level 3 Keats Ward - Brown zone, level 1 Kent Ward - Green zone, level 4 Kingfisher Ward - Green zone, level 4 Lister Ward - Red zone, level 3 Magpie Centre - Green zone, level 2 Main Enquiries - Blue zone, level 2 Maxillo-Facial Surgery - Green zone, level 2 McCulloch Ward - Green zone, level 3 Medical Admissions Unit - Blue zone, level 2 Milton Ward - Brown zone, level 2 Nelson Ward - Blue zone, level 1 Neonatal Unit (Special care baby unit) - Green zone, level 4 Newhaven Lodge - Perimeter Road Nuclear Medicine - Green zone, level 3 Occupational Health (Residence 12a) - Perimeter Road Occupational Therapy - Blue zone, level 2 Ocelot Ward - Green zone, level 4 Oliver Fisher - Green zone, level 4 Orthodontics - Green zone, level 2 Orthotics (Surgical appliances) - Purple zone, level 2 Outpatients Area 1 - Blue zone, level 2 Outpatients Area 2 - Blue zone, level 2 Outpatients Area 3 - Blue zone, level 2 Outpatients Area 4 - Blue zone, level 2 Outpatients Area 5 - Fracture Clinic - Purple zone, level 2 Outpatients Area 6 - Audiology - Green zone, level 2 Outpatients Area 7 - Gynaecology - Green zone, level 2 Pain Clinic - Green zone, level 2 Panda Ward - Green zone, level 2 Handbook 2017 Medway hospital 8 Patient Affairs Office - Blue zone, level 2 Pearl Ward - Green zone, level 4 Pembroke Ward - Red zone, level 5 Peter Simons Diabetes Centre (Residence 9) - Perimeter Road Pharmacy Dispensary - Red zone, level 2 Phoenix Ward - Green zone, level 3 Physiotherapy - Blue zone, level 2 Plaster Room - Purple zone, level 2 Renal Unit - Perimeter Road Restaurant - Purple zone, level 1 Rheumatology - Purple zone, level 2 Robert Browning Day Hospital - Brown zone, level 1 Robert Browning Ward - Brown zone, level 1 Sanderson Centre (Child development) - Perimeter Road Shelley Ward - Brown zone, level 2 Shop and Tea Bar (League of Friends) - Blue zone, level 2 Speech Therapy - Blue zone, level 2 Sunderland Day Case Centre (Endoscopy unit) - Green zone, level 1 Tennyson Ward - Brown zone, level 2 Trafalgar Ward - Green zone, level 3 Wakely Ward - Blue zone, level 2 Will Adams Ward - Blue zone, level 3 Handbook 2017 Medway hospital 9 LOCATION MAP FOR SITTINGBOURNE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LOCATION MAP FOR SHEPPEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Handbook 2017 Medway hospital 10 A CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT FOR RADIOGRAPHERS (Produced by The College of Radiographers) The following are extracts from the above Code, which have been adapted to apply to student radiographers. The student radiographer should at all times act in such a manner as to justify public trust and confidence, to uphold and enhance the good standing and reputation of the profession, and to serve the public interest and the interests of patients. The student radiographer shall with reference to relationships with patients: 1. Have regard to the customs, values, spiritual beliefs and human dignity of patients. 2. Have regard to the physical and psychological needs of patients and the effects on them of the hospital environment. 3. Avoid any abuse of the privileged relationship with patients or the privileged access to their property. 4. At all times act in such a way as to promote and safeguard the well being and interests of patients and ensure that by no action or omission on his/her part their condition or safety is placed at risk. 5. Hold in confidence any information obtained on a patient. Information obtained as a result of diagnostic procedure on a patient must not be divulged to the patient by the student radiographer. Handbook 2017 Medway hospital 11 PATIENT CONSENT TO EXAMINATION OR TREATMENT Introduction The Department of Health published in March 2001 the Reference Guide to Consent for Examination or Treatment which summarises the current law on consent to treatment.