Women’s and Children’s Development

Why Needed?  Children’s wards older than the NHS!  Safety issues: location of SCBU from children’s wards  Privacy and Dignity: gynae clinics  Space Issues: cramped outpatients  Shift from inpatients to outpatients and daycase not facilitated by dated accommodation

What’s New?  Birth Centre / Integrated MLU  New Obstetric Theatre  New SCBU including Transitional Care unit  Ambulatory Gynaecology Suite  Fetal Assessment / Maternity Day Case Unit  Children's wards and clinics  Refurbished gynae clinics  Laming Capital: Safeguarding centre for children

Phase Completion Date Facilities Phase 1 April 2009  Ground floor office functions to old EP/FAU  Ultrasound to 4 th Cath lab  Occupational Health to part of Elder Ward Phase 2 Apr 2010  Children’s Clinic  Gynae Waiting Area  New Reception Area  New SCBU  Transitional Care Phase 3 November 2010  New Clinics Completed Phasing of work

Phase 4/5 completed by Dec 2012  Gynae theatre moves to phase VI  Gynae theatre converted to 2 x obstetric theatres  Delivery Suite expansion for MLU  Old obstetric theatre converted to ambulatory gynaecology suite  Old colposcopy suite converted to paediatric offices  Maternity ward moves to ward C  Children’s wards move to ward B following extensive refurbishment including old SCBU area