Visiting hours
Visiting by arrangement with the Unit Manager.
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Patient quote
"Thank you for everything you have done for Mia and all the care you have given her during our time here". Mia's family
Childrens Services
Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
Contact: (0191) 282 9363 - Sister Claire Riddell
This is a busy Paediatric Intensive Care Unit consisting of 10 beds for children aged between newborn up to 16 years.
Our staff here provide specialist care for children with overwhelming sepsis, severe trauma or who have undergone neurosurgery and work closely in partnership with colleagues on Ward 3 at the RVI, also a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit.
How to find us
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The PICU is based at the Newcastle General Hospital. To find us:
- Come through the hospital's main entrance and walk straight down the main corridor.
- You will find PICU situated off the main corridor on your left hand side, opposite Ward 23.
Staff you are likely to meet
The clinical team on PICU includes: Doctors, Nurses, Hospital Play Specialists/Nursery Nurses, Health Care Assistants, Critical Care Assistants, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Dieticians.
Things you need to know
- Open visiting for parents, only 2 visitors at the bedside at any one time
- Please do not bring fresh flowers onto the ward. This is to help with infection control.
