Swanage Community Hospital
From 1 July 2011, Dorset Primary Care Trust has transferred the management of community based health services (including those detailed on this web page) to Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust.
Therefore if you have any questions or comments relating to these services, please visit http://www.dorsethealthcare.nhs.uk/feedback.
Visiting to all Community Hospitals is 15:00 – 16:30 and 18:30 – 20:00hrs.
It is also requested that only two visitors per bed at any time.
The Ward Manger will be able to make any discretionary exceptions for relatives who wish to give assistance to patients eating or for patients who are unwell.
Matron:
Jane Williams
Queens Road
Swanage
Dorset
BH19 2ES
- telephone: 01929 422282
Available services:
- inpatients - Stanley Purser wing
- outpatients
- patient information
- minor injuries unit
- theatre
- occupational therapy
- physiotherapy
- radiography
- friends of Swanage hospital
- open hours
Inpatients
Opened in 1998 the ward has fifteen inpatient beds in a mix of rooms including en-suite, single, twin and four-bedded rehabilitation bays.
Inpatient services:
- rehabilitation
- palliative care
- day care
- respite care
- surgical care
Patient information
- breakfast is served between 08.00 and 09.00 hrs
- lunch is served between 12.15 and 13.15 hrs
- supper is served between 17.00 and 18.00 hours
- spiritual support can be arranged to support patients and relatives. We will be pleased to contact the relevant representative
- hairdressing can be arranged as required
- portable telephone (01929) 423361 is available for patient’s incoming and outgoing calls
- library service: a selection of books is available on a weekly basis
To contact the inpatient team, please telephone 01929 475013.
Outpatients
The Outpatient department offers patients a wide range of services within pleasant, purpose built facilities. Access to the Department is through the main hospital building.
Referrals are accepted from GPs and other health professionals.
The Outpatient team is available to answer any queries on (01929) 475021. The extension of direct booking facilities now allows appointments for surgery, further investigations and follows up appointments at Swanage Hospital to be made at your clinic visit.
Minor injuries unit
Queens Road
Swanage
Dorset BH19 2ES
- tel: (01929) 422282
Patients requiring the service outside of these hours should contact the Dorset Emergency Care Service (DECS) on 0845 600 10 13
Theatre
The day surgery unit offers a wide range of investigative procedures and surgery in a bright and friendly department. We can accommodate up to 10 patients in a single-sex environment and when appropriate, offer single rooms.
Procedures are generally undertaken by visiting consultants from Poole or Dorset County Hospital Foundation Trust hospitals.
Equipment is modern and of a high standard and the unit benefits with support from the hospital League of Friends.
Investigative procedures available:
- cystoscopy
- gastroscopy
- colonoscopy
- flexi-sigmoidoscopy.
Surgery includes:
- general surgery
- orthopaedics
- oral surgery
- gynaecology.
Minor procedures available:
- foot care (podiatry)
- epidurals
- minor surgery under local anaesthetic.
Mary Buck, Junior Sister within the department, offers resuscitation training to staff at Swanage Hospital and Swanage Medical Practice.
For further details, please contact Senior Sister Judy Ford on 01929 475008.
Occupational therapy
Swanage hospital works to enable patients to manage their lives as independently as possible in the community, despite disability.
This may be achieved through assessment, appropriate intervention, evaluation, health promotion and/or the provision of equipment.
Assessments may include activities of daily living, orthotic splinting, hand and upper limb function test or cognitive and perceptual performance testing.
Home visits or ward patients prior to final discharge home allow the patient and multi-disciplinary team to plan a safe discharge from hospital.
Referrals to occupational therapy are accepted from consultants, GPs and other health professionals. Routine patient referrals can normally be seen within one week.
Hospital and community visits are available.
For queries regarding Occupational Therapy, please telephone (01929) 475042.
Physiotherapy
Some methods of physiotherapy we use are:
- manual therapy
- therapeutic exercise
- acupuncture
- electrotherapy
- locomotion/gait analysis
We also appreciate psychological, cultural and social factors influencing your own role in helping your recover.
Referrals are accepted from consultants, GPs, Minor Injury Unit staff and other health professionals.
Patients referred on an urgent basis, for example, are contacted by phone and seen within three working days of referral. All other patients will receive a letter from the department letting them know a referral has been made and inform them of current waiting times. Patients are written to again when appointments become available and will be asked to book a stuiable date and time. The team work hard to ensure no patient is kept waiting more than four weeks for treatment.
Patients who are unable to attend the department and suitable for home treatment are referred to the community physiotherapy team at Swanage Health Centre.
Neurological and rehabilitative physiotherapy
Jo Tripp, Senior Physiotherapist and Philip Slemon Physiotherapy Assistant Practioner provide the physiotherapy input that patients with neurological or orthopaedic problems may require as part of their assessment, treatment and ongoing multidisciplinary management.
Patients are seen as inpatients on the ward, outpatients in the rehab clinic or in their own homes.
For further details an any aspect of neurological physiotherapy services, please contact Diane Goff on 01929 475016.
Gynaecology/urotherapy physiotherapy
Senior Physiotherapist Jo Tripp provides a comprehensive urotherapy service for patients experiencing symptoms of urine leakage, incontinence, urgency or frequency.
Radiography
Swanage X-ray Department is open weekday mornings. People are referred by their Health Practitioner or from the Minor Injuries Unit.
Most appointments are provided within a few days of referral by a GP. Reports on x-rays are made by a visiting Radiologist from Poole Hospital and are usually received by GPs around ten days after the x-ray appointment itself.
The picture archiving communication system (PACS) was implemented in January 2006. X-ray images are stored digitally and allows them to be transferred to different hospitals via computer. This has many advantages and has improved the efficiency and throughput of the department.
An Ultrasound Service is also offered on Friday mornings, and is operated by visiting specialists from Poole Hospital.
Appointments
If you cannot attend an appointment for any reason, please contact the department on 01929 475016 as soon as possible.
