Meadowbank (Neonatal) - Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Meadowbank (Neonatal)

Meadowbank is Bedford Hospital’s Neonatal Unit, situated in the Trust’s dedicated Women and Children’s Department in the Cygnet Wing. The Neonatal Unit is a Level 1 Special Care Baby Unit which employs specialist Neonatal Nurses to care for premature and unwell new-born babies and their families.

Hospital

Bedford Hospital

Ward Name

Meadowbank (Neonatal)

Speciality

Neonatal

Matron

Linda Queijo-Ridor

Find us

The Meadow Bank (Neo-natal) Ward can be found on the second floor of the Cygnet Wing Women and Children’s Unit block and is serviced by Reception G.

Bedford Hospital South Wing Map

Visitor Information

We value parent(s)/carer(s) as partners in the care of their infants and want you to feel fully involved in your baby’s care.

Parent(s)/carers and siblings have open access to their infant/s 24 hours a day. We particularly encourage parent(s)/carers to attend morning ward rounds to discuss the care of your baby in partnership with the NICU/SCBU team. The sensitive nature of the care we provide and the friendly spaces on our unit mean you may hear personal information regarding other families and their baby. We ask you to please respect the confidentiality of others.

For full information on visiting guidance, please visit our ‘Visiting our units’ page.

Mobile Devices

Allowed

Wifi

Yes

Unexpected closure of lifts in Beeden House and reduced lift capacity in the Main Block, Bedford Hospital

Beeden House

We have had to make the difficult decision to close both lifts in Beeden House after finding an unexpected fault during routine maintenance.

This means that there will be disruption to services and appointments on the upper floors of Beeden House.

We are currently contacting patients to find the best individual solution for them, minimise disruption and ensure they continue to receive the care they need. At this point you do not need to contact us, we will contact all affected patients.

The decision to close the lifts was hard, but we felt it was the safest decision to best protect our patients and staff.

Reduced lift capacity in the Main Block

Please be aware our lifts in the Main Block currently have reduced capacity. In order to maintain lift functions and minimise traffic in the remaining lifts, we will be prioritising high priority movements.

Staff, patients and visitors can access the main block lifts if required, but may be asked to wait at main reception while other priority movements are made. A minimum of 4 people will be required before the lift departs. Security staff operating the lifts will be mindful that not all disabilities are visible and make appropriate accommodations for non-ambulant staff and visitors.

We apologise for the inconvenience the closure of lifts and reduced lift capacity will cause.

Thank you to everyone for your patience and support.