Stoke Mandeville wards and departments

Please click on a link to jump to the relevant ward or department:

• Wards 1 & 2 - trauma floor
• Ward 3 - Children's ward 
• Ward 4 - Respiratory
• Ward 5 - Acute medicine
• Ward 6 - Diabetes, endocrinology and general medicine
• Ward 7 - Respiratory
• Ward 8 - Therapy nurse led unit
• Ward 9 - Medicine for older people 
• Ward 10 - Emergency assessment unit
• Ward 11 - Burns unit 
• Ward 15 - Surgical Assessment Unit
• Ward 16a - Surgical floor
• Ward 16b - Surgical floor
• Ward 17 - Gastroenterology and general medicine
• Accident and emergency (A+E)
• Audiology 
• Birth centre    
• Critical care unit
• Community children’s nursing team
• Day hospital
• Day surgery unit
• Endoscopy unit
• Labour ward
• National spinal injuries centre
• Neonatal unit
• Ophthalmic  
• Outpatients 
• Rothschild ward (maternity) 
• Spinal outpatient services
• St Andrew ward
• St David ward
• St Francis ward
• St George ward
• St Patrick ward

Don't leave home until you've seen our patients and visitors information for Stoke Mandeville.

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Wards 1 & 2 - trauma floor

Speciality:
Trauma and orthopaedics

Site:
Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Location:
Wendover Wing

Sister:
Anne Hutton

Ward telephone:
01296 316503

Visiting times:
1pm - 8pm

Policy on cut flowers and plants:
No cut flowers and plants are allowed

Other information:
In the interest of privacy and dignity patients are encouraged to wear comfortable day clothes for therapy. Toiletries are not provided by the ward. Towels are supplied.

Other information:
See our physiotherapy services page
See our critical care services pages

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Ward 3 - Children's ward

Speciality:
Children's ward

Site:
Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Location:
Wendover Wing ground floor

Ward manager:
Anna Kerr

Ward telephone:
01296 315168

Visiting times:

• Parents / carers welcome at all times
• Other visitors welcome 11am to 8pm
• Maximum of two visitors per bed
• Visiting children to be supervised at all times

Please do not visit if unwell in the last 48 hours

Policy on cut flowers and plants:
No cut flowers or plants allowed

Other information:
See our service pages on paediatric services

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Ward 4

Speciality:
Respiratory medicine

Site:
Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Location:
Wendover wing – first floor

Ward manager:
Catherine Cuerto

Ward telephone:
01296 316153

Visiting times:
We have open visiting times but require privacy for patients during personal care and doctors' ward rounds.

Policy on cut flowers and plants:
Sorry, no flowers or plants permitted

Other information:
We welcome family/ carers/ friends during meal times if they would like to assist with feeding.  
Maximum of 2 visitors per patient at bedside at all times (unless there are exceptional circumstances and visitors have the ward coordinator's prior agreement). Children must be kept under close supervision at all times. 

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Ward 5

Speciality:
Haematology/Acute medicine

Site:
Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Location:
Wendover Wing first floor

Ward manager:
Michelle Pearsall

Ward telephone:
01296 316336
01296 316339

Visiting times:
8am - 8pm

Policy on cut flowers and plants:
No cut flowers or plants allowed

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Ward 6

Speciality:
Diabetes, endocrinology and general medicine

Site:
Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Location:
Main building, first floor (Access through main hospital entrance) 

Ward manager:
Maureen Malanaphy, ward sister

Ward telephone:
01296 315798

Visiting times:
3pm - 8pm

Policy on cut flowers and plants:
No cut flowers or plants allowed

Other information:

Only two visitors are allowed per bed at any one time and please note that only children of patients may visit. Please be aware that patients may be asked to go to the discharge lounge when discharged and awaiting someone to pick them up. The nutrition of our patients is extremely important to us and therefore, to support this, our wards operate protected mealtimes between 12.30pm - 1.15pm when visiting is not normally allowed.

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Ward 7

Speciality:
Respiratory medicine

Site:
Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Location:
Wendover wing – first floor

Ward manager:
Alison Malanaphy

Ward telephone:
01296 316832

Visiting times:
We have open visiting times but require privacy for patients during personal care and doctors' ward rounds.

Policy on cut flowers and plants:
Sorry, no flowers or plants permitted

Other information:
We welcome family/ carers/ friends during meal times if they would like to assist with feeding.  
Maximum of 2 visitors per patient at bedside at all times (unless there are exceptional circumstances and visitors have the ward coordinator's prior agreement). Children must be kept under close supervision at all times. 

 

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 Ward 8

Speciality:
Therapy nurse led unit

Site:
Stoke Mandeville 

Location:
Wendover Wing second floor

Ward manager:
Sarah Brown, ward sister

Ward telephone:
01296 315080/1
01296 315190/1

Visiting times:
8am - 8pm

Policy on cut flowers and plants:
No cut flowers and plants are allowed

Other information:

Only two visitors are allowed per bed at any one time and please note that only children of patients may visit. Please be aware that patients may be asked to go to the discharge lounge when discharged and awaiting someone to pick them up. The nutrition of our patients is extremely important to us and therefore, to support this, our wards operate protected mealtimes between 12.30pm - 1.15pm when visiting is not normally allowed.

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Ward 9

Speciality:
Medicine for older people

Site:
Stoke Mandeville 

Location:
Wendover Wing second floor

Ward manager:
Ornella Ortenzi, Ward Sister 

Ward telephone:
01296 315190/1

Visiting times:

8am - 8pm

Policy on cut flowers and plants:
No cut flowers and plants are allowed

Other information:

Only two visitors are allowed per bed at any one time and please note that only children of patients may visit. Please be aware that patients may be asked to go to the discharge lounge when discharged and awaiting someone to pick them up. The nutrition of our patients is extremely important to us and therefore, to support this, our wards operate protected mealtimes between 12.30pm - 1.15pm when visiting is not normally allowed.
See our service pages for physiotherapy

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Ward 10 - Emergency assessment unit

Speciality:
Medical and surgical assessment

Site:
Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Location:
Wendover Wing ground floor, adjacent to A+E department

Ward manager:

Ward telephone:
01296 316504/5

Visiting times:
3pm - 8pm

Policy on cut flowers and plants:
No cut flowers or plants allowed

Other information:

Only two visitors are allowed per bed at any one time and please note that only children of patients may visit. Please be aware that patients may be asked to go to the discharge lounge when discharged and awaiting someone to pick them up. The nutrition of our patients is extremely important to us and therefore, to support this, our wards operate protected mealtimes between 12.30pm - 1.15pm when visiting is not normally allowed.

Download our emergency assessment unit information leaflet

 

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Ward 11 - Burns unit

Speciality:
Surgery

Site:
Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Location:
Wendover wing, between A+E and theatres

Ward manager:
Adele Jones

Ward telephone:
01296 315040

Visiting times:
3pm - 8pm

Policy on cut flowers and plants:
No cut flowers or plants allowed

Other information:
See our pages on the plastic surgery and burns service

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Ward 16a

Speciality:
General surgery

Site:
Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Location:
first floor, new wing (above A&E)

Ward manager:
Nicki Rice, ward sister

Ward telephone:

01296 418107/8

Visiting times:
3pm - 8pm

Policy on cut flowers and plants:
No cut flowers or plants allowed

Other information:

Only two visitors are allowed per bed at any one time and please note that only children of patients may visit. Please be aware that patients may be asked to go to the discharge lounge when discharged and awaiting someone to pick them up. The nutrition of our patients is extremely important to us and therefore, to support this, our wards operate protected mealtimes between 12.30pm - 1.15pm when visiting is not normally allowed.

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Ward 16b

Speciality:
Plastic surgery/ Gynaecology/Ophthalmology

Site:
Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Location:
first floor, new wing (above A&E)

Ward manager:
Rachel Oliver, ward sister

Ward telephone:

01296 418110/1

Visiting times:
3pm - 8pm

Policy on cut flowers and plants:
No cut flowers or plants allowed

Other information:

Only two visitors are allowed per bed at any one time and please note that only children of patients may visit. Please be aware that patients may be asked to go to the discharge lounge when discharged and awaiting someone to pick them up. The nutrition of our patients is extremely important to us and therefore, to support this, our wards operate protected mealtimes between 12.30pm - 1.15pm when visiting is not normally allowed.

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Ward 17

Speciality:
Gastroenterology and general medicine

Site:
Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Location:
Wendover Wing first floor

Ward manager:
Sally Clarke

Ward telephone:
01296 418201 or 01296 418202

Visiting times:
3pm - 8pm

Policy on cut flowers and plants:
No cut flowers or plants allowed

Other information:

Only two visitors are allowed per bed at any one time and please note that only children of patients may visit. Please be aware that patients may be asked to go to the discharge lounge when discharged and awaiting someone to pick them up. The nutrition of our patients is extremely important to us and therefore, to support this, our wards operate protected mealtimes between 12.30pm - 1.15pm when visiting is not normally allowed.

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Accident and emergency (A+E)

Site:
Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Location:
Follow signs for A+E

Ward manager:
Esa Rintakorpi

Ward telephone:
01296 316512

Opening times:
24 hours a day, seven days a week

Policy on cut flowers and plants:
Not applicable

Other information:
 See our accident and emergency services page

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Audiology

Speciality:
Audiology

Site:
Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Location:
Mandeville Wing first floor

Chief Audiologists:
Sue O'Toole, Nicola Berry (paediatric lead audiologist) and Andrew Perriam (head of audiology)

Telephone:
01296 315725

Visiting times:
Booked outpatient appointments only

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Birth centre

Speciality:
Maternity

Site:
Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Location:
Claydon Wing

Ward manager:
Carolyn Rooth

Ward telephone:
01296 316101

Visiting times:

Birth partners are welcome, but generally no more than two people at any one time with someone in labour. In the interests of our birthing mothers we do not encourage open visiting on the labour ward.

Policy on cut flowers and plants:
No cut flowers or plants allowed

Other information:
See our birth choices website for more information

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Critical care unit

Speciality:
Critical care, surgical services division

Site:
Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Location:
Follow signs for A+E main reception, then turn right, and then turn left into critial care

Ward manager:
Jane Skinner

Ward telephone:
01296 315620

Visiting times:
10am - 1pm, 3pm - 9pm

Policy on cut flowers and plants:
No cut flowers or plants allowed

Other information:
See our critical care service pages

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Community children’s nursing team

Speciality:
Caring for sick children at home

Site:
Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Location:
Working across the north of the county and adjoining counties

Ward manager:
Gill Rennie

Ward telephone:
01296 315142

Visiting times:
We currently visit 9am - 5pm, Monday - Friday

Policy on cut flowers and plants:
Not applicable

Other information:
Referral to our services is through consultant paediatricians only.

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Day hospital

Speciality:
Day unit

Site:
Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Location:
By the main entrance

Ward manager:
Julia Kirkwood

Ward telephone:
01296 315472

Visiting times:
Not applicable

Policy on cut flowers and plants:
Not applicable

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Day surgery unit

Speciality:
Day surgery operations

Site:
Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Location:
Wendover Wing

Ward manager:
Jackie Benson

Ward telephone:
01296 315637

Visiting times:
Not applicable

Policy on cut flowers and plants:
Not applicable

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Endoscopy unit

Speciality:
Gastroenterology

Site:
Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Location:
Wendover Wing day procedures unit

Unit sister / manager:
Raquel Bheekharry

Unit telephone:
01296 315220 / 5217
Admin office for Endoscopy appointments only: 01296 315175

Visiting times:
Not applicable

Policy on cut flowers and plants:
Not applicable

Other information:
See our gastroenterology services page

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Labour ward

Speciality:
Maternity

Site:
Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Location:
Claydon Wing

Ward manager:
Lucy Duncan, clinical midwife specialist

Ward telephone:
01296 316103

Visiting times:

Birth partners are welcome, but generally no more than two people at any one time with someone in labour. In the interests of our birthing mothers we do not encourage open visiting on the labour ward.

Policy on cut flowers and plants:
No cut flowers or plants allowed

Other information:
See our birth choices website for more information

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National Spinal Injuries Centre

Speciality:
Spinal Injuries

Site:
Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Location:
National Spinal Injuries Centre

Ward telephone:
01296 315800

Visiting times:
10am - 10.30pm
Ward closed 12.15pm – 1pm for lunch

Policy on cut flowers and plants:
Cut flowers and plants are allowed

Other information:
See our service pages on the national spinal injuries centre

 

 

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Neonatal unit

Speciality:
Intensive, high dependency and special care of the newborn

Site:
Based at Stoke Mandeville

Location:
Claydon Wing ground floor

Ward manager:
Carol Stopp

Ward telephone:
01296 316113

Visiting times:
Parents or carers may visit at anytime, siblings are welcome after 2.30pm. Any other visitors must be accompanied by one of the infant’s parents or carers between 7-8pm. 

Policy on cut flowers and plants:
No cut flowers or plants allowed

Other information:
See our pages on neonatal services

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Ophthalmic

Speciality:
Ophthalmology

Site:
Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Location:
Mandeville Wing

Ward manager:
Hazel Nyack

Matron/Clinical nurse lead:
Stephanie Hartley 

Ward telephone:

Outpatients - 01296 315988

Inpatient ward  - 01296 418118

Eye theatres day surgery reception (day case) - 01296 315134

Eye casualty (ward 14) - 01296 315939

Visiting times:
Not applicable

Policy on cut flowers and plants:
Not applicable

Other information:
See our service pages for ophthamology

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Outpatients

Speciality:
All outpatient clinics, except ophthalmology and spinal injuries

Site:
Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Location:
Adjacent to A+E department

Ward manager:
Dawn Amos

Telephone:
Please call Main Reception on 01296 315000 or the Mandeville Wing appointments line on 01296 315653.

Visiting times:
Not applicable

Policy on cut flowers and plants:
Not applicable

Other information:
See our outpatient guide for Stoke Mandeville Hospital or take a look at our patient leaflets 

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Rothschild ward (maternity)

Speciality:
Maternity

Site:
Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Location:
Claydon Wing first floor

Ward contacts:
Maureen Ooi
Jacqueline Hay-Berry
Yvonne Simmons

Ward telephone:
Antenatal - 01296 316158/9
Postnatal - 01296 316280/1

Visiting times:
Partners only:   11am - 1pm 
Open visiting:   3pm - 9pm

Policy on cut flowers and plants:
No cut flowers and plants are allowed

Other information:
See our birth choices website for more information

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Spinal outpatient services

Speciality:
Outpatient service for patients discharged from the centre

Site:
Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Location:
National Spinal Injuries Centre

Ward manager:
Hester Dunne

Ward telephone:
01296 315828, 01296 315829 - answer machine

Visiting times:
Not applicable

Policy on cut flowers and plants:
Not applicable

Other information: 
See our service pages on the national spinal injuries centre

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St Andrews ward

Speciality:
Spinal injuries

Site:
Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Location:
National Spinal Injuries Centre

Ward manager:
Michelle Layson

Ward telephone:
01296 315800
01296 315801

Visiting times:
10am - 10.30pm

Policy on cut flowers and plants:
No cut flowers and plants are allowed

Other information:
See our service pages on the national spinal injuries centre

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St David's ward

Speciality:
Rehabilitation for spinal injured patients

Site:
Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Location:
National Spinal Injuries Centre

Ward manager:
Alison Mackie

Ward telephone:
01296 315803

Visiting times:
10am - 10pm

Policy on cut flowers and plants:
No cut flowers and plants are allowed

Other information:
See our service pages on the national spinal injuries centre 

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St Francis' ward

Speciality:
Spinal injuries

Site:
Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Location:
National Spinal Injuries Centre

Ward manager:
Sara O'Shea

Ward telephone:
01296 315805

Visiting times:
Until 9.30pm

Policy on cut flowers and plants:
Cut flowers and plants are allowed

Other information:
See our service pages on the national spinal injuries centre

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St George's ward

Speciality:
Rehabilitation for spinal injured patients, domiciliary ventilation

Site:
Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Location:
National Spinal Injuries Centre

Ward manager:
Barbara Stone

Ward telephone:
01296 315808

Visiting times:
10am - 10pm

Policy on cut flowers and plants:
No cut flowers and plants are allowed

Other information:
See our service pages on the national spinal injuries centre

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St Patrick's ward

Speciality:
Readmission and spinal surgery

Site:
Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Location:
National Spinal Injuries Unit first floor           

Ward manager:
Amanda Thawley

Ward telephone:
01296 315812/3

Visiting times:
Open visiting until 10pm, but no visiting during protected mealtimes 12midday - 1pm

Policy on cut flowers and plants:
No cut flowers and plants are allowed

Other Information:
24 bed readmission/surgical ward for spinal injuries with 12 beds reserved for wound care
See our service pages on the national spinal injuries centre

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