Newham General Hospital

Newham Neonatal Unit
Newham University Hospital
Glen Road
Plaistow
London
E13 8SL

Tel: 020 7363 8138

http://www.newhamuniversityhospital.nhs.uk/

To view the Parent Information Leaflet for this Unit please click here.

To view Hospital Maternity Information please click here

Newham General Hospital runs as a Local Neonatal Unit (NNU).  LNUs provide neonatal care for their own catchment population, except for the sickest babies.  They provide all categories of neonatal care, but they transfer babies who require complex or longer-term intensive care.  The majority of babies over 27 weeks of gestation will usually receive their full care, including short periods of intensive care, within the LNU.  Some networks have agreed variations on this policy, due to local requirements.  Some LNUs provide high dependency care and short periods of intensive care for their network population. LNUs may receive transfers from other neonatal services in the network, if these fall within their agreed work pattern.  

The Unit has 21 cots; 4 of these cots are designated for High Dependency /short term Intensive Care. The Unit is adjacent to the delivery suite and consists of 6 rooms. One large room in the middle is used for Intensive and High Dependency babies, and several large and smaller rooms for the Special Care of babies in incubators and cots.

There is a Transitional Care Ward for mothers and well babies who need extra care and/or observation. A room for parents to enjoy some privacy with their babies and a sitting room for parents and families are also available.

The Unit has a dedicated compliment of both Nursing and Medical staff, and provides services in counselling and support.

VISITING
Parents and baby's siblings are welcome to visit the Neonatal Unit. Other visitors may visit but must be accompanied by one of the babies parents.
2 visitors only at the baby's cot or incubator at any one time.

However, we only allow parents to visit the Intensive Care/High Dependency room and allow parents only to hold their babies.

Parents only may visit after 8pm, except in extreme circumstances.

FACILITIES
There is a sitting room adjacent to the Unit for parents and visitors and a rooming-in room for parents to stay prior to taking their baby home. The rooming-in room is adjacent to the Unit.

GETTING TO NEWHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

For information on how to get to Newham University Hospital by car, Underground and Bus services please click on the link below.

Travelling to Newham University Hospital

The above link also provides hospital parking information.