About Us
Penguin Ward is a general surgical ward at the Bristol Royal
Hospital for Children. As the hospital is a regional referral
centre for the southwest we see a mixture of patients. We care for
children and their families with conditions including: emergency
surgery, orthopaedic, gastro-intestinal, urology, ENT, plastics and
thoracic surgery. We have close links with SCBU at St Michael's
Hospital caring for long-term babies with various conditions.
We have 22 beds made up of 4 bays and 4 cubicles; we usually
care for children aged 0 to 10 but can see patients as old as
16.
Ward philosophy
We believe that the child is of central importance and should be
cared for within the context of the family. We encourage family to
be involved in the child's care as far as they are able, and keep
them fully informed at all times. Staff on the ward are encouraged
to keep themselves updated and develop their professional practice
from research-based knowledge. They are actively encouraged to
participate in the development and future of the ward.
Play
We have a playroom located just off the ward that we share with
Dolphin ward. The main hospital activity centre can be found on
level 5. We recognise that play is an important part of a child's
life and ensure it takes place in hospital; play specialists will
work at children's bedside if they are too unwell to get up.
Parent and Patient Facilities
We have parent's toilet on the ward. Just off the ward is a
parent's room where they can go to eat, watch tv, keep their food
and have some time away from ward; this is a shared space with
Dolphin ward. There are toilets situated near the stairs on every
level and a shower room just outside the ward. There is a
cafe on level 2 of the children's hospital, and shops and cafes
inside the main entrance of the Bristol Royal Infirmary.
Contact
Telephone: 0117 342 8331
