Hillingdon Hospital
Pield Heath Road
Uxbridge
UB8 3NN
Tel - 01895
238282
www.thh.nhs.uk
To view the Parent Information Leaflet for
this Unit
please click here.
The Neonatal Unit
Hillingdon Hospital runs as a Level 2 Neonatal Unit. This means
that care is provided for babies born between 27 and 34 weeks, and
for babies born with a serious illness.
The Neonatal Unit Department is based at the Hillingdon Hospital
site. The Unit provides Intensive Care and High Dependency cots,
as well as a follow-up of special care to deal with problems such
as jaundice or feeding problems. There are a total of 20 cots, 5
Intensive Care, 3 High Dependency and 12 as Special Care.
Approximately 10% of births result in admission to our Neonatal
Unit.
The Neonatal Unit provides 'family-centred' care, with staff
working in partnership with parents through what is an extremely
stressful time, providing inspirational work by the Neonatal Unit
Team. Parents can bring a relative, although they must be
accompanying one of the parents in the Unit.
Babies are also accepted from outside the borough when there are
cot shortages elsewhere. The 'family-centred' care provided is
particularly important given the long lengths of stay, which
inevitably result from babies being born many weeks, and even
months early.
The Unit was recently upgraded and re-equipped to provide better
care for babies. This project was funded through the Tiny Smiles
Appeal, which, thanks to the generous support of the local
community, raised in excess of £250,000.
About 10 years ago, Nurses in the Neonatal Unit set up 'Cherubs'
to raise funds in order to buy equipment for parents comfort which
was not otherwise available whilst on the Unit.
Getting to Hillingdon Hospital
For information on how to get
to Hillingdon Hospital using the Rail and Bus services and by
car please click on the link below.
Travelling to Hillingdon
Hospital
The above link will also provide you with hospital parking
information.
Please click here to view
a site map of the hospital.