St Michael’s Hospital
St Michael’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit has 31 cots and cares for babies of all gestations
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust,
St Michael’s Hospital Bristol, Level D, Southwell Street, Bristol, BS2 8EG
0117 342 1737/1736
Look around St Michael’s Neonatal Unit
Content not to be used without permission of the SW Neonatal ODN, please contact: swneonatalnetwork@uhbw.nhs.uk
Information about the neonatal unit
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Security buzzer / telephone outside the unit
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Directly to the nurse caring for your baby.
Nurse in charge.
Consultant neonatologist responsible for care for the week.
Medical staff caring for your baby.
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Nurse in charge
Family support staff
Clinical Psychologist
Matron
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Ward rounds are at 9am Monday to Friday. Weekend ward rounds only happen in the ITU rooms and start slightly later.
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There are 12 rooms in Cots for Tots House at St Michael’s Hospital (8 en suite). There are TV and fridges in each room. A £20 refundable deposit is required.
Priority is reserved for families from out of area and families in intensive care.
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Shared cooking, laundry and lounge facilities in Cots for Tots. Family seating area and sitting room on NICU with fridge / hot drink facilities.
Parents are asked to ensure mobile phones are kept on silent and are encouraged not to talk on their mobile phone in the clinical area where possible.
Free wifi. No computer access available on unit. Please ask your bedside nurse about our vCreate video messaging app for when you are away from your baby.
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Dedicated expressing room for Mum’s on NICU. Limited number of portable pumps for hire - £20 refundable deposit. Portable pumps for use at the cotside or in expressing room. Milk freezers available for the storage of small volumes of expressed milk.
Breast feeding specialist nurses available most week days.
Lead Infant feeding nurses are Louise Wilson and Sarah Grant.
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Communal toys on unit (limited availability) in family sitting room.
Access to supervised playroom/school at Bristol Children’s Hospital (to be booked in advance, limited availability). Changing facilities available on the unit
Visiting policy
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Parent are welcome 24 hours a day.
Siblings are welcome 24 hrs a day 7 days a week as long as they are supervised at all times and not unwell.
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Family members and friends are welcome between 8am and 8pm daily.
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There is a maximum of three visitors per cot including parents at any one time. Others are welcome to wait in reception areas.
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Please leave outside coats on stands provided at unit entrance. Pound coin operated lockers available inside unit for valuables and bags, please vacate at end of each visit as these are limited in number.
Bare below the elbow (rolled up sleeves, removal of watches, bracelets and rings other than plain wedding bands) and hand washing as per trust guidelines.
Please do not attend the unit if you are feeling unwell with a high temperature, new continuous cough, or diarrhoea or vomiting in the last 48 hours. Please discuss further with the nurse in charge if unsure.
In line with current guidelines, all parents are required to wear a surgical face mask (these can be obtained at the hospital entrance) when in common areas and corridors. These can be removed when at your baby’s bedspace.
Meet the team
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Dr Anoo Jain
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Matron: Louise Gould
Head of Nursing and Midwifery: Sarah Windfeld