Delivery Suite

On the Delivery Suite we care for women during labour and birth. This includes induction of labour.  We also care for women requiring high dependency care, both before and after giving birth.

We want to make you feel as comfortable as possible when you visit our wards, and all our staff aim to adhere to our values of Passionate, Respectful, and Responsible. Find out more information about our vision and values.

Key staff

Ward Managers: Andrea Stephenson & Paula Olsen
Matron: Rachael Fawcett

Associate Director of Midwifery: Leanne Likaj

Obstetric Consultants: Kat Johnson (Clinical Director), Playne Ebai (Clinical Lead), Debbie Cross, Laura Hume, Siobhan Wilson, Stathis Altanis, Vijayakumari Marimuthu and Mr Winston Justin

Due to the impact of planning for Coronavirus, visiting times have changed. Click here for the latest news.

Babies born below 32 weeks gestation and those requiring more specialised intensive care are transferred to larger regional units by EMBRACE, a dedicated transfer team.

We have seven special care cots, providing short and medium term care for sick and preterm infants and one intensive care cot. The unit is well serviced with specialised equipment and expertise to provide care for babies who require specialised nursing. We have two parent bedrooms with kitchen and bathroom facilities.

There is also a dedicated breastfeeding room. Breast pumps are available for use on the Unit and may be able to be borrowed for use in the home while the baby remains on the Unit.

We offer flexible visiting hours for parents/carers and siblings. Grandparents, aunts, and uncles can visit between 12pm-7pm. To minimise cross infection, no other visitors are allowed. We only allow two visitors per baby at any one time.

We want to make you feel as comfortable as possible when you visit our wards, and all our staff aim to adhere to our values of Passionate, Respectful, and Responsible. Find out more information about our vision and values.

Key staff

Matron: Victoria Lister
Lead Clinician: Dr Pat Gilbertson
Ward Manager: Nina Kapur
Unit Sisters: Sally Baxter, Amy Howard, Tracy Lockwood, Lisa Nesbitt and Beth Traher

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We have flexible visiting hours for partners and siblings of the baby. We ask all other visitors to adhere to our general visiting times of 2pm–4pm & 6pm–8pm. Please note that we do not allow children under the age of 12 onto Pannal Ward unless they are the siblings of the baby. Two people to a bedside plus birthing partner.

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We want to make you feel as comfortable as possible when you visit our wards, and all our staff aim to adhere to our values of Passionate, Respectful, and Responsible. Find out more information about our vision and values.

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Key staff

Ward Manager: Lesley Copeland
Matron: Rachael Fawcett

Associate Director of Midwifery: Leanne Likaj

Obstetric Consultants: Kat Johnson (Clinical Director), Playne Ebai (Clinical Lead), Debbie Cross, Laura Hume, Siobhan Wilson, Stathis Altanis, Vijayakumari Marimuthu and Mr Winston Justin

These include abdominal pain, vaginal bleeding, reduced fetal movements, suspected labour, and rupture of membranes.  Women may also attend in early pregnancy with severe vomiting (hyperemesis).

We want to make you feel as comfortable as possible when you stay on our wards, and all our staff aim to adhere to our values of Passionate, Respectful, and Responsible. Find out more information about our vision and values.

Key staff

Matron: Rachael Fawcett