Every inpatient ward will have access to an iPad so patients can keep in touch with friends and family, if they don’t have a phone or tablet of their own. For more information please access our Person Centred Virtual Visiting service.
Address:
1345 Govan Road
Govan
G51 4TF
Glasgow
Telephone: 0141 201 0000
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This is the Neonatal Unit for the Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow and the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Maternity, Glasgow
Level 1
Pass the Outpatients Reception
Turn Left
Take Lift/Stair to Level 1
Exit Lift/Stair at Level 1
Turn Left and walk along the corridor
Turn Right. Ward 1A is straight ahead
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Ward 1C (Day Care Unit)
Follow the signs to Atrium
Take Lift to Level 1
Exit Lift at Level 1
Ward 1C (Day Care Unit) is located along the corridor on your Left
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Level 1
Follow the signs to Atrium
Take Lift/Stair to Level 1
Exit Lift/Stair at Level 1
Walk along the corridor and Turn Right and Right again
Ward 1D (Paediatric Critical Care) is located along the corridor on your Left
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Cardiology
Level 1
Follow the signs to Atrium
Take Lift to Level 1
Exit Lift at Level 1
Ward 1E is straight ahead
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We are upgrading the ventilation system in this area. Patients are transferred to ward 6A, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. Paediatric clinical teams will continue to provide expert care in the adult hospital .
Level 2
Follow the signs to Atrium
Take Lift/Stair to Level 2
Exit Lift/Stair at Level 2
Walk along the corridor and Turn Left. Ward 2A is straight ahead
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Day Case Unit
During work in nearby ward 2A, patients are transferred to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. Paediatric clinical teams will continue to provide expert care in the adult hospital .
Level 2
Follow the signs to Atrium
Take Lift/Stair to Level 2
Exit Lift/Stair at Level 2. Ward 2B is on your Left
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Level 2
Follow the signs to Atrium
Take Lift/Stair to Level 2
Exit Lift/Stair at Level 2. Ward 2C is next to Lift.
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Level 3
Follow the signs to Atrium
Take Lift/Stair to Level 3
Exit Lift/Stair at Level 3.
Turn Right. Ward 3A is straight ahead
Surgical
Level 3
Follow the signs to Atrium
Take Lift/Stair to Level 3
Exit Lift/Stair at Level 3
Ward 3B is next to Lift/Stair
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Renal,Dialysis,Urology, Orthopaedics, Diabetes, Medical Paediatrics,Rheumatology,Non LTV,Complex Respiratory
Level 3
Follow the signs to Atrium
Take Lift/Stair to Level 3
Exit Lift/Stair at Level 3.
Turn Left. Ward 3C is located along the corridor straight ahead
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The National Child Psychiatry Inpatient Unit, located in Ward 4 at the Glasgow Royal Hospital for Children, provides flexible in-patient psychiatric services for children aged 5-11 years with severe psychiatric disorders, which may be complicated by neurodevelopmental disorders, physical health problems and complex psychosocial factors, requiring the specialist assessment and treatment skills of the multi-disciplinary Child Psychiatry Team based in the Unit. As the unit is a national service we consider referrals from all Scottish Health Boards.
For further information please see our Specialist Children’s Service Website.
Hospital visiting restrictions now in place
Directions:
Ward 4 is accessed from the main entrance to the Royal Hospital for Children.
From inside the main entrance walk past the reception desk and down the corridor on the left hand side. The lifts are first door on the right and take lift to the fourth floor. Entrance to Ward 4 is on the right hand side.
The main RHC Reception Desk has direction cards available to assist visitors.
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24 hours
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The Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, has 244 paediatric beds and the neonatal unit for the Royal Hospital for Children and the Queen Elizabeth University Maternity Unit. The vast majority of the paediatric beds are in single rooms with space for overnight accommodation for parents. The hospital has a cinema - the Medicinema, Science Centre interactive activity walls funded by the Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity, indoor and outdoor play areas and a roof garden.
The hospital provides a large number of specialist services to the West of Scotland and the wider population of Scotland in addition to the full range of secondary care services to people of Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Specialist services include: cardiology and cardiac surgery, renal and bone marrow transplantation. For a number of these services, the children’s hospital is recognised as the sole provider in Scotland.
A&E and Minor Injuries Services are available in a number of locations. Use our postcode finder to see which is the right one for you or your child.
To help parents and children get ready for a hospital visit we have worked with the charity What? Why? Children in Hospital (WWCIH) to produce a number of videos
The series of videos cover subjects such as MRI, CT, ECG, Echo, EEG and Nerve Conduction Studies. The charity has made hospital videos showing what happens during the procedure and also play videos with pretend play ideas to help families prepare at home.
A number have been filmed in the RHC with NHSGGC staff. You can view them from the charity website here
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Paediatric (Children's) Accident and Emergency services.
A&E and Minor Injuries Services are available in a number of locations. Use our postcode finder to see which is the right one for you.
24 hours
Level 0
Entrance from Langlands Road, opposite Car Park 3
The Aroma Café will provide a range of hot and cold snacks and beverages. All profits made by the café - wholly owned by the NHS - will be reinvested in the NHS and the café will be staffed by NHS employees.
Key features of the café will include:
Facilities for use of patients and members of the public in hospitals and health centres, for example, telephones, cash withdrawal machines (ATM), shops and cafes.
Location address:Level 0 - Entrance area of RHSC
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Separate facilities for baby feeding and nappy changes are available, Level 0
A Welcome for Breastfeeding Families at NHSGGC
Facilities for use of patients and members of the public in hospitals and health centres, for example, telephones, cash withdrawal machines (ATM), shops and cafes.
Location address:Level 0
Pass Information Desk.
Turn Right
Walk ahead and Turn Right
Nappy Change and Baby feeding is on your Right
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Facilities for use of patients and members of the public in hospitals and health centres, for example, telephones, cash withdrawal machines (ATM), shops and cafes.
Location address:Exterior Level 0
Exit the Hospital at Main Entrance
Turn Right. Cash Machine is located on the wall next to the Entrance
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The Healthcare Chaplain for the Royal Hospital for Children can be contacted on 0141 452 4017.
The Sanctuary is on the ground floor: follow the signs to Atrium; Pass Clinic 5 – the
Sanctuary is straight ahead. It is a place of peace, meditation and prayer for all people and was designed with the needs of children and families in mind – as well as being inclusive of all faiths and beliefs.
A monthly Remembrance Service is held in the Sanctuary for those who have been bereaved. For more information please phone the Chaplain.
The Chaplain’s office is next to the Sanctuary.
The Chaplaincy Service delivers spiritual and religious care to all people. Spiritual care addresses the fundamental human need to have a sense of peace, security and hope particularly in the context of injury, illness or loss. Healthcare Chaplains do this by being attentive to the patient’s story, looking for sources of strength and resilience, valuing the person and what is most important to them. Religious care can be a crucial aspect of this. Healthcare Chaplains work with other NHS staff to ensure that these needs are met and, where appropriate, in partnership with local faith and belief groups.
Please visit our web page for more information on the Spiritual Care and Healthcare Chaplaincy Service.
If you have a general enquiry you can email us on [email protected]nhs.uk and our patient leaflet can be accessed here NHSGGC Spiritual Care Team Patient Leaflet 2019.
An NHS Healthcare Chaplain is always on-call and ward staff can arrange for them to be paged. A Roman Catholic Priest is also available at all times.
Contact Tel: 0141 452 4017Level 0
Follow the signs to Atrium
Pass Clinic 5
Sanctuary is located straight ahead
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Level 0
Pass Information Desk
Turn Right
Children's Club is straight ahead
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Discharge Lounge
Facilities for use of patients and members of the public in hospitals and health centres, for example, telephones, cash withdrawal machines (ATM), shops and cafes.
Location address:Level 3
Follow the signs to Atrium
Take Lift/Stair to Level 3
Exit Lift/Stair at Level 3
Turn Right. Area 3D is located along the corridor on your Right
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Child Bereavement UK has been commissioned by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde with funding from Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity to provide bereavement support for families bereaved of a baby or child, and training to support NHSGGC staff.
Child Bereavement UK is a national charity which supports families and educates professionals when a baby or child dies or is dying, or when a child is facing bereavement.
Bereavement Support for Parents, Siblings and Staff - Leaflet
For anyone coming to the hospital, whether as a patient or visitor.
The Support and Information Service provides:
These services can help you understand and manage your condition.
Please drop in to see what is on offer or give the staff a call.
Open Monday to Friday, closed during public holidays.
Patient / Visitor Information, Health Information Centres
Contact Tel: 0141 452 4012 / 4011
Level 0
Pass Information Desk
Turn Right
Walk ahead and Turn Right
Family Information Centre is straight ahead
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Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity raises money to fund additional resources and to enhance and improve the facilities and services in the Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow.
Find us at the Fundraising Hub next to the reception desk at the main entrance to the hospital.
Level 0
This centre will see and treat Adults and Children who have been referred by NHS24.
When your GP surgery is closed, and you’re too ill to wait until it re-opens, you should contact the GP Out-of-Hours Service by calling NHS 24 on 111.
When you call NHS24, you will be put through to a health professional who will ask you about your symptoms and arrange for you to see a GP if necessary.
The out-of-hours GP may either call out to see you or you may be asked to attend the primary care emergency centre where the out-of-hours GPs service is based.
Please do not attend a primary care emergency centre without calling NHS 24 first.
General Practitioner (Family Doctor) Services.
When your GP surgery is closed call NHS 24 free on 111 if you are ill and it can't wait until your regular NHS service reopens.
Contact Title: NHS24Level 0
Follow the signs to Atrium
Pass the Atrium Lift
GP Out of Hours Service (Clinic 4) is located on your Right
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Patient information on imaging tests and procedures across NHSGGC is available here.
Location address:Level 0
Pass the Outpatient Reception
Turn Left
Pass the lift/stairs and Turn Right
X-Ray / Imaging is located along the corridor on your Left
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Patient information on imaging tests and procedures across NHSGGC is available here.
Location address:Level 1
Follow the signs to Atrium
Take Lift to Level 1
Exit Lift at Level 1
Walk along the corridor and Turn Right
At the end of the corridor Turn Left
X-Ray / Imaging is located along the corridor on your Left
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A 48 seat cinema - the Medicinema - has been specially created in the new hospital to provide first class entertainment to our young patients during their stay with us.
Level 3
Follow the signs to Atrium
Take Lift/Stair to Level 3
Exit Lift/Stair at Level 3
Turn Right
Walk along the corridor and Turn Right. Cinema is on your Left
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Paediatric outpatient services
Level 0, Main Entrance
Outpatients Reception
Pass Information Desk
Outpatients Reception is straight ahead
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This service offers psychological assessment and intervention on an inpatient and outpatient basis for children and young people who regularly attend any of the medical and surgical teams at the RHC, with physical health conditions, who are experiencing emotional and behavioural difficulties related to their health condition. Referrals are typically made through medical or surgical teams.
Level 2
The Paediatric Liaison Psychiatry Team is a specialist multi-disciplinary team comprising of Psychiatry, Psychology, Nursing, and a Paediatrician. We provide mental health assessments and interventions on an inpatient and outpatient basis for children and young people who regularly attend medical or surgical teams at the RHC. The Paediatric Liaison Psychiatry service is available to children of all ages, all ranges of learning ability and from all geographical areas. Referrals are accepted where there are complex needs, requiring the expertise of a multi-disciplinary mental health team.
Common reasons for referral include:
We provide an on call service for assessment of acute mental health presentations within the RHC, and under-18s presenting in A&E at Glasgow Royal Infirmary (GRI) and Queen Elizabeth University Hospitals (QEUH). This service is provided Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm.
Referrals are typically made through medical or surgical teams. Children and young people who are inpatients in the hospital are generally seen within one working day of referral, and there is usually no waiting list for standard out-patient appointments.
You can find the Paediatric Liaison Psychiatry Team at:
The Paediatric Orthotics Department is located in clinic 12 on the ground floor of the Royal Hospital for Children Glasgow.
It is the only Orthotics department in Scotland specializing solely in Paediatrics. The core treatment area is Greater Glasgow with many other patients originating from all over Scotland through both regional and national services.
The service is delivered through the Paediatric Orthotic Service Lead and highly specialized Paediatric Orthotists supported by a team of Paediatric Orthotic Rehabilitation Technicians and a Paediatric Orthotic Assistant and a Paediatric Orthotic Administrator.
The term Orthosis comes from the Greek orthós and means to make straight. The Prescription of Orthoses may range across the entire body treating multiple conditions and syndromes including Spina Bifida, Cerebral Palsy, Erbs Palsy, Hyper mobility, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Neuromuscular and Idiopathic Scoliosis, Chest Wall Deformity, Plastic surgery, Muscular Dystrophy, CTEV and various Syndromes.
Referral to the Paediatric Orthotic Service RHC Glasgow should preferably be done through Trakcare.
Our Orthotics Service provides assessment of the whole body for biomechanical problems. If appropriate we may prescribe, measure, fit and review an Orthosis. This is a body worn device which may also be called a ‘brace’ or ‘splint’.
8.30am – 4.30pm Monday to Friday.
Paediatric Rheumatology provides care to young people with Rheumatic conditions such as Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Vasculitis, Uveitis, Juvenile Dermatomyositis, Scleroderma and anto inflammatory conditions.
We cover inpatient, outpatient and day care areas within the Royal Hospital for Children and Outpatients in the Panda unit in the Paisley Royal Alexandra Hospital.
We have a number of videos on https://www.whatwhychildreninhospital.org.uk/ to help explain a number of our procedures such as blood test, infusions and joint injections.
Our email address is: [email protected]
Here is a map of the SGUH campus, our clinics are in area 4 on the ground floor of the children’s hospital.
http://www.nhsggc.org.uk/media/238440/qeuh_rhc_campus_map_travel_info.pdf
In Paisley our clinics are in the PANDA centre, near ward 15.
We are part of the Scottish Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology Network http://www.sparn.scot.nhs.uk/contact-us/
For our Attend Anywhere Waiting Room please click.
Follow the signs to South Glasgow University Hospital
Upon arrival Turn Left
Pharmacy is located on your Left, Level 0
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Facilities for use of patients and members of the public in hospitals and health centres, for example, telephones, cash withdrawal machines (ATM), shops and cafes.
Location address:South Glasgow University Hospital - Level 1
Follow the signs to South Glasgow University Hospital
Upon arrival take Arran (Lift & Stair) to Level 1
Exit Arran (Lift & Stair) at Level 1
Turn Right. Restaurant is straight ahead on your Left
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Facilities for use of patients and members of the public in hospitals and health centres, for example, telephones, cash withdrawal machines (ATM), shops and cafes.
Location address:Self Check in kiosk, Level 0
Volunteers will be on hand to assist with self check in if required.
If you are attending as an outpatient you can check in when you arrive, using the letter we sent you - just like at an airport.
Scan your letter at one of the scanning check in points, confirm your details and you'll be shown on screen where to go next.
When you arrive at your outpatient waiting room keep an eye on the screen - it will call you to your clinic room.
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Ground Floor
The Therapy Hub is home to a range of clinics, including Physiotherapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Dietetics and Clinical Psychology, and has a staffed reception desk.
Ground Floor
Contact the Travel Office for queries regarding patient travel expenses.
Facilities for use of patients and members of the public in hospitals and health centres, for example, telephones, cash withdrawal machines (ATM), shops and cafes.
Location address:Level 0
Main Entrance
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Follow the signs to Atrium
Take Lift to Level 3
Exit Lift at Level 3
Turn Right.
Walk along the corridor and Turn Right. Zone 12 is on your Right
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