| Specialty | Neonatal care |
|---|---|
| Location | Ground floor, Sherborne building |
| Clinical matron | June Swanton |
| Sister / Charge nurse | Analiza Patangui |
| Visiting hours | Please contact the unit |
| Contact details | 01256 313686 |
Directions and accessibility guide
Parents have open access to the neonatal unit. Relatives and friends can visit if they are aged 16 or over, between 2pm and 7pm, if a parent is present (to a maximum of two people per cot space). Babies’ siblings of all ages can visit at any time with parents’ supervision. During a baby's stay in the neonatal unit, parents can telephone the unit 24/7 but for confidentiality reasons we do not give out information to anyone other than the baby's parents and carers.
Our neonatal unit consists of a total of 14 cots and some of these cots are designated for babies needing more intensive care.
Please access the Basingstoke Neonatal Padlet for more information.
| Specialty | Neonatal care |
|---|---|
| Location | Lower floor, Florence Portal House |
| Clinical matron | Raewyn Twaddle |
| Sister / Charge nurse | Amanda Woolmore |
| Visiting hours | Please contact the ward |
| Contact details | 01962 824200 |
Directions and accessibility guide
Parents have open access to the neonatal unit. Relatives and friends can visit if they are aged 16 or over, between 2pm and 7pm, if a parent is present (to a maximum of three people per cot space). Babies’ siblings of all ages can visit at any time with parents’ supervision. During a baby's stay in the neonatal unit, parents can telephone the unit 24/7 but for confidentiality reasons we do not give out information to anyone other than the baby's parents and carers.
Our neonatal unit consists of a total of 12 cots and some of these cots are designated for babies needing more intensive care.
Please access the Winchester Neonatal Padlet for more information.
Our Neonatal Units are part of the Thames Valley and Wessex Neonatal Network and provide care for babies from 30 weeks gestation and 1kg (approximately 2lb 3oz) in weight. Babies born earlier, or who need more specialised, intensive or surgical care will be transferred to a tertiary Neonatal Unit and usually, we arrange this with Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton or Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, dependent on their capacity. Our aim is to keep parents fully involved and together with their babies.
Families in our Neonatal Units are well supported by teams of Paediatric Doctors, Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioners, Neonatal Nurses and Nursery Nurses providing 24 hour cover, as well as Allied Health Professionals, such as Physiotherapy, Speech and Language Therapy and Occupational Therapy, who have specialised knowledge of neonatal development. Neonatal eye checks and hearing screening are provided.
Both units have some accommodation for parents to stay with their baby in preparation for discharge and to support parents establishing breastfeeding or to stay close to their baby. Individual feeding support is provided within both units, including the use of breast pumps for parents who wish to establish breastfeeding.
Here at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, we uphold the values of Family Integrated Care. Parental input is supported from the time of admission, and parents are encouraged to participate in the daily ward rounds, conducted by the Medical and Nursing and Allied health teams, to discuss their baby’s care. Both units are friendly and caring, and we support parents in making choices for their baby by providing information and advice.
