Royal United Hospital, Bath

Bath Local Neonatal Unit has 21 cots and cares for babies from 27 weeks gestation

Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Foundation Trust,

Coombe Park, Bath, BA1 3NG

01225 824438 / 01225 824833

Content not to be used without permission of the SW Neonatal ODN, please contact: swneonatalnetwork@uhbw.nhs.uk

When parking in the Princess Anne Wing car park go up the corridor and the Neonatal Unit is your left hand side.
You will be met by a member of the Neonatal team who will take you through to your baby and the nurse caring for your baby will give you an up to date explanation of your baby’s care and condition.
If you were to have any concerns during your baby’s stay on the neonatal unit please speak to the nurse in charge.
Ward rounds happen every morning starting at approximately 9.30am
We have four ensuite flats available to parents. These are allocated to parents who are preparing to take their babies home but if any flats are available we allocate them to parents who wish to stay.
We also have the use of parent/carer fold away beds to use alongside your baby in the special care area if you wish.
We have a parents coffee room which has a microwave and tea and coffee making facilities.
We have a shower room for resident parents on the unit. Parent Meals and free parking are also available.
We have a play room available for siblings this is not supervised and the siblings remain the responsibility of the parents.
We have a private room available for mothers to express in and there are peer support workers and feeding advisors available to support mothers whilst breast feeding. Baby Friendly Accrediated.

There is open access for parents and siblings. Siblings must be supervised at all times.
You may have 4 visitors in total for each family at any one time.
Open visiting for friends and family however, all visitors must be accompanied by a parent.
You may have 4 visitors in total for each family at any one time. No school age children (apart from siblings) will be allowed to visit. The reason for this is to reduce the risk of infection and to ensure that you and other families have space and privacy on the unit. For reasons of confidentiality we ask visitors not to look at or go into other baby/family spaces.
This policy may need to change at our discretion.
You may have 4 visitors in total for each family at any one time.
No school age children (apart from siblings) will be allowed to visit. The reason for this is to reduce the risk of infection and to ensure that you and other families have space and privacy on the unit. For reasons of confidentiality we ask visitors not to look at or go into other baby/family spaces.
We have a strict hand washing policy to prevent any of our vulnerable baby’s from getting an infection. Hands must be washed before coming on to the unit.

Rebecca Winterson
Matron: Kerry Perkins
Nurse Consultant: Heidi Green
Lead Nurse: Kirstie Flood