Inpatient services for children at University Hospital Lewisham
The Children’s Inpatient Ward at University Hospital Lewisham - known as Orchard Ward - consists of 16 beds/cots and provides a wide range of medical services for children and young people.
Location
1st Floor
Green Zone
University Hospital Lewisham
Contact
You can call the ward directly on 020 8333 3141 or 020 8333 3015.
About the ward
- A 16 bedded ward providing care for children and young people with a variety of medical conditions, such as asthma, bronchiolitis, diabetes, sickle cell, epilepsy, and varying surgical, ENT and orthopaedic conditions.
- We support children and young people who present with mental health needs.
- Orchard Ward has five side rooms, two with en-suite facilities and four communal bays. There is also access to a parent’s room and a quiet room for resident parents.
- The team includes Paediatric Consultants; each with their specialist interests and expertise - from child protection and neonatology, to haemoglobinopathies and respiratory medicine. In addition, we have registrars, SHO’s, a Matron, clinical nurse specialists, a ward Sister, a Practice Development Nurse, senior staff nurses, staff nurses and a Play Specialist.
How can you get a referral?
Children are admitted directly from the Children’s Emergency Department (A&E), the Paediatric Short Stay Unit (PSSU), Children’s Daycare and other hospitals.