North Cambridgeshire Hospital

Name :

North Cambridgeshire Hospital

Address  :

The Park

Town  :

Wisbech

State  :

Cambridgeshire

Country  :

UK

Post Code:

PE13 3AB

Phone  :

01945 488088

Web URL  :

Not Available

Description

North Cambridgeshire Hospital has been meeting the health needs of the local population since it was established in 1873 It is now under the umbrella of NHS Cambridgeshire under the provider services section Cambridgeshire Community services

Day Rehab Services open MonFri Providing restoration of function capability independence and social wellbeing Trafford Ward 24 bedded slow stream rehabcare of the elderly ward with respite and palliative care beds Visiting times 2pm to 430pm and 630pm to 8pm Monday to Sunday Minor Treatment 830am to 6pm Monday to Friday except bank holidays 9am to 5pm on Saturdays closed Sundays XRay 9am to 445pm MonFri Pathology 9am to 5pm MonFri Phlebotomy service of outpatients and ward in patients Outpatients 9am to 5pm MonFri Consultants amp specialists from Queen Elizabeth Hosp work along side a dedicated team Macmillan and Hudson Palliative Care Centre 5 days a week providing day care days and treaments such as blood transfusions A reflexologist 3 x week and other services such as bereavement support and eduction of other professionals working in palliative care
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