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Southern General Hospital

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The Southern General Hospital is a large teaching hospital with an acute operational bed complement of approximately 900 beds. The Hospital is sited in the south-west of Glasgow and provides a comprehensive range of acute and related clinical services.

District General Hospital services are provided for the south-west of the city, with some services provided for the whole city. Services include Accident and Emergency, Dermatology, ENT, General Medicine (including sub-specialties), General Surgery (including sub-specialties), Medicine for the Elderly (including Assessment, Rehabilitation and Day Services), Gynaecology, Neonatal Paediatrics, Obstetrics, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedic Surgery, Urology, Physically Disabled Rehabilitation and Continuing Care. The Obstetrics, Urology, Ophthalmology and Dermatology Departments provide the single in-patient location for the whole population of South Glasgow. The Division manages the Dermatology Service for the whole city.

The Maxillofacial Department for the whole city was centralised at the hospital in the autumn of 2002 providing trauma and elective surgery and specialist provision for head and neck cancer. South and West Glasgow’s in-patient Gynaecology service was centralised at the Southern General Hospital in late 2003 / early 2004, bringing together on one site a range of services from across the city. The Assessment and Rehabilitation service for the Physically Disabled is also provided for the whole city from the Southern General Hospital.

There is also a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic services including Audiology, Clinical Psychology, Dietetics, Occupational Therapy, ECG, Physiotherapy, Radiology (including MRI and CT provision for the general hospital service) and Speech Therapy.

The Institute of Neurological Sciences

The Institute of Neurological Sciences is based on the Southern General campus and provides Neurosurgical, Neurological, Clinical Neurophysiology, Neuroradiological and Neuropathology facilities for the West of Scotland. The Institute is equipped with 2 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Suites, SPECT Scanner, two Computerised Axial Tomography Scanners, and angiography facilities. The Institute has recently undergone a major upgrade to incorporate ENT and Oral & Maxillofacial and is now equipped with additional facilities including the development of a new ward, four additional theatres, ICU, HDU and a new out-patient department.


Westmarc

The Westmarc unit houses the clinical services for prosthetics and orthotics including the Artificial Limb and Appliance Centre, within a purpose- built facility. The centre is staffed jointly by hospital and university personnel from the National Centre for Training in Prosthetics and Orthotics of Strathclyde University.

Podiatry

The department of Podiatry has a purpose built 24-chair clinic including a minor procedure theatre.


Spinal Injuries Unit

The Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Unit for Scotland provides a spinal injuries service to the whole of Scotland. This is housed in a purpose-built facility attached to the Institute of Neurological Sciences.

Education

There is a long tradition of training medical students and the Southern General is one of the principal teaching hospitals in Glasgow. There are fully equipped conference facilities at the Walton Conference Centre on site and a range of other tutorial rooms throughout the hospital. There is also a Library with a Learn Direct E-Learning Centre.

Latest Developments

For information on the latest developments, please visit our Southern General Campus microsite.

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1345 Govan Road
Glasgow
G51 4TF

Tel: 0141 201 1100
Fax: 0141 201 2999

Services At This Facility


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Accident and Emergency

Acute medical receiving - Ward 20

Audiology

Coronary care

Day Surgery

Dermatology - Ward 52

Diabetes

Dietetics

EEG Department

ENT Surgery - Outpatients Clinic

ENT Surgery - Ward 62

ENT Surgery - Ward 68

Gynaecology Outpatients - Ward 40

Gynaecology Outpatients - Ward 49

Gynaecology Unit - Ward 50

Haematology / Oncology - Ward 24

High Dependency Unit

Imaging (X-ray, Ultrasound, CT Scanning, MRI Scanning)

Maternity Services - Labour Suite

Maternity Services - Special Care Baby Unit

Maternity Services - Ward 47

Maternity Services - Ward 48

Maternity Services - Ward 49

Maternity Services - Ward 50

Medical Intensive Care Unit

Medicine - Ward 21

Medicine - Ward 22

Medicine - Ward 23

Medicine - Ward 25

Medicine - Ward 25D

Medicine - Ward 26

Medicine for the Elderly - Ward 51

Medicine for the Elderly - Ward 54

Medicine for the Elderly - Ward 55

Medicine for the Elderly - Ward 56

Medicine for the Elderly - Ward 57

Neurology - Ward 67

Neurology - Ward 68

Neuroradiology

Neurosurgery - Ward 60, High Dependency

Neurosurgery - Ward 61, Intensive Care

Neurosurgery - Ward 63, Adult Admissions

Neurosurgery - Ward 64, Adult Admissions

Neurosurgery - Ward 65, Adult Admissions

Neurosurgery - Ward 66, Child Admissions

Nuclear Medicine

Occupational Therapy

Ophthalmology - Ward 8

Ophthalmology - Ward 8A

Ophthalmology Outpatients

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Ward 62, Admissions

Orthopaedic Surgery - Ward 1, Admissions

Orthopaedic Surgery - Ward 2, Admissions

Orthopaedic Surgery - Ward 5, Admissions

Orthopaedics Clinic

Outpatient Clinic - Chest Clinic

Outpatient Clinic - EMG Clinic

Outpatient Clinic - ENT Clinic

Outpatient Clinic - Gynaecology

Outpatient Clinic - Main Department

Outpatient Clinic - Neuro Patients

Outpatient Clinic - Ophthalmology

Outpatient Clinic - Orthopaedics

Outpatient Physiotherapy / Physiotherapy

Perinatal Mental Health Service

Physical Disablility Services - Rehabilitation Unit

Podiatry (Foot Care)

Rheumatology Day Unit

Speech Therapy

Spinal Injuries - Edinhall Ward (Intensive Care)

Spinal Injuries - Philipshill Ward

Surgery - Intensive Care

Surgery - Ward 3

Surgery - Ward 4

Surgery - Ward 6

Urology - Ward 10

Urology - Ward 11

Urology - Ward 9

Young Disabled - Ward 53


Page last updated: 25/01/2007