Cambridge Movement Surgical Hub

Please note you may be required to move from one part of the ward to another depending on your needs and the needs of others.

Staffing

The staffing on the surgical hub is split between the two wards and the pre-admission area. The nurses and health care assistants (HCA’s) are allocated to each team.

Here you will be seen by the doctor’s from the surgical team after your surgery, however this is primarily a nurse led unit. If you have any questions about your medical care, please speak to one of the nurses who will answer any questions and contact the doctor if required.

Uniforms

You will see a lot of uniforms around the hospital; here is a list of some of the uniforms you might see.

• Senior Clinical nurse: Navy blue/ pale green piping.
• Lead clinical nurse specialist: Navy blue/ warm yellow piping.
• Senior clinical charge nurses / senior sisters: Navy blue / white piping.
• Junior sister / junior charge nurse: White tunic with royal blue epaulettes (male) or royal blue / white piping (female).
• Registered nurse: white tunics with blue striped epaulettes (male) or blue and white striped dresses / tunics (female).
• Health care assistant (HCA): white tunics / grey, yellow or burgundy epaulettes (male) or blue and grey striped tunics / dresses (female).
• Specialist nurses: navy blue / red piping.
• Student nurses: Grey tunics / dresses.
• Physiotherapists: white tunic / blue piping or blue polo shirt.
• Occupational therapists: white tunics / green piping and trousers.
• Pharmacists: Green tunic.
• Physician’s assistant: burgundy tunic / trousers.

Belongings

We encourage patients to take all unnecessary belongings home and not to keep valuables with them. The ward cannot be responsible for items left behind or lost after discharge.

When you go to theatre your belongings will be safely stored.

Please do not ask the nursing staff to lock your property in your patients own drugs (POD) locker, a safe is available if required.

To further your rehabilitation, we encourage you to have suitable loose fitting clothing to wear when working with the physiotherapists and occupational therapists.

Preferences

We try to adhere to patient’s lifestyles as much as we can, so please inform staff if you have any specific requirements.

Medication

All medication you bring to the ward must be given to the nurses to lock in you POD locker.

Drug rounds are at 08:00, 12:00, 18:00 and 22:00. Please do take all the medication you are given at the time it is administered.

If you do not require the medication administered, please inform the nurse.

Some medications are not given routinely, and are given when required (within certain time parameters). Please inform the nurses if you require these.

Please do not interrupt the nursing staff when they are doing the drug round, as this can have detrimental effects on other patients.

Visiting

We know that having visitors is important to everyone. However, we are also aware that being unwell means that patients’ rest is important.

Visiting times are from 11:00 until 20:00.

Please be aware that visitors may be asked to leave at any time to enable important care and therapy to be delivered. During protected meal times which are 12:00 to 13:00 17:00 to 18:00 no visitors will be allowed.

There are to be no more than two visitors at any one time. This is so the nursing staff can do their job safely and other patients do not feel overcrowded.

Visitors should not sit on the beds, chairs can be provided.

For the sake of infection control cut flowers are NOT permitted.

To help us prevent the spread of any infections, please ask your visitors to use the hand rub at the entrance to the ward on arrival and leaving. Visitors may not sit or lie on the beds. If you have any concerns about any aspects of the cleaning or food service please speak to the ward sister / charge nurse.

Rehabilitation

Once the team are happy for you to commence or mobilising you will be seen by the physiotherapists (PT) and occupational therapists (OT) if needed. Who will assess whether you will need any equipment for your discharge home. We aim to get you home as soon as you are safe.

In order to get you home as soon as possible, it is important that you work with the surgical teams to ensure a speedy and effective recovery.

Discharge

On the day of discharge, we will aim to discharge you by 09:00.

Please be aware that patients who have planned / elective surgery are not eligible for hospital transport and must make their own arrangements.

Privacy and dignity

Same sex bays and bathrooms are offered in all wards except critical care and theatre recovery areas where the use of high tech equipment and or specialist one to one care is required.

Feedback

If you have concerns, please raise these with the nurse in charge so that they may be dealt with at the earliest opportunity.

We value your feedback. If you feel it’s appropriate, please fill in our electronic patient questionnaire available in the ward before discharge.