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Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust
Royal Free Hospital
Pond Street
London
NW3 2QG
Tel: 020 7830 2723
Fax: 020 7472 6173
http://www.royalfree.nhs.uk/
To view the Parent Information Leaflet for this Unit please click here.
To view Maternity Information please click here
The Neonatal Unit was completely modernised and upgraded with a £1million plus capital project completed during 1999 and now runs as a Special Care Unit (SCU). SCUs provide special care for their own local population. Depending on arrangements within their neonatal network, they may also provide some high dependency services. In addition, SCUs provide a stabilisation facility for babies who need to be transferred to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for intensive or high dependency care, and they also receive transfers from other network units for continuing special care.
The Neonatal Unit has a family-focused philosophy in which staff and parents work together in partnership to provide the highest standards of care.
The Special Care Nursery provides a relaxed environment for parents to spend quality time with their baby. Parents are encouraged to visit at any time to enable them to attend to their baby's needs.
For further information on the Neonatal Unit please click here. Here you will find information on the unit's environment, the team and what professionals work within the unit, what defines Intensive and Special Care, nursing education and training and some useful website links.
GETTING TO ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL
For information on how to get to the Royal Free Hospital by care, Train, Underground and Bus services please click on the link below.
Travelling to the Royal Free Hospital
The above link will also provide you with patient transport information and hospital site maps.
