- E-Rostering in use across all services, which promotes cost effectiveness by ensuring an appropriate skill mix of staff and competencies in all patient areas.
- The East Ham Care Centre achieved an ‘excellent’ status in 2011 in all the areas inspected by the Patient Environment Action Team Survey (PEAT) 2009, conducted by the National Patient Safety Agency. They looked at the quality of patient food, cleanliness in the wards and adherence to Infection Control measures.
- The Continuing Care inpatient area has also been nominated as the Best Placement of the Year by City University Nursing Students.
Fothergill Ward
Fothergill ward is a 26-bed intermediate care ward in Newham for adult patients within Greater East London who have an intermediate clinical or nursing need, including end of life care.
More specifically, the service provides a community-based step up from primary and community and stepdown from the acute hospital setting to meet short term clinical and/or nursing complex needs .
There is no geographical or hospital-specific quota of patients; the ward will accept the next patient needing the bed and meeting the criteria - although historically a slight preference has been given to patients requiring end-of-life care.
- Ward Manager: Babalola Shotayo
- Modern Matron: Chantal Riviere and Veta Gordon
- Senior Manager: Gavin Shields, Lead Nurse
Address
East Ham Care Centre
302 Shrewsbury Road
London,
E7 8QP
United Kingdom
Opening hours
Visiting times are from 2.00pm to 8.00pm or by arrangement
Email address
Telephone number
02084752089
Inclusion Criteria for Admission
Adult (over 18 years of age)
Requires sub-acute medical intervention (for example being towards the end of their recovery from an acute illness such a lower respiratory infection) - but not over the entire 24 hours as our GP cover is between 0900-1700
Must have nursing needs – this is crucial (any exceptions at the discretion of the clinical team)
Requires highly individualised care but not 1:1 nursing (any exceptions at the discretion of the clinical team)
Must have a discharge destination and plan in place – this is also crucial
Does not suffer with alcohol problem drinking or have significant and potentially unstable mental health symptoms or behaviour (e.g. aggressive or threatening behaviour
We do accept COVID-positive patients (but they will obviously need to be isolated on the ward until 10 days after a positive COVID test result). A PCR/LFT COVID test is not required prior to admission.
*The patient must have a nursing need which can range from the fundamentals of care (assistance with eating / drinking) to complex wound management (including vac-pump), end of life care, intravenous antibiotics (after the second dose)
Exclusion Criteria
Under 50 – Unless agreed after discussion with ward clinician
Requiring acute medical intervention or surgery (e.g. acute delirium, acute pneumonia, insulin sliding scales)
Has a tracheostomy
Has neurological medical/surgical needs Requires sub-acute medical intervention over the entire 24 hours (as our GP cover is between 0900-1700)
Out of normal range blood tests – needs ward clinician approval Does not have nursing needs
Does not require 1:1 nursing (any exceptions at the discretion of the clinical team)
Has a positive COVID-19 test result or are symptomatic of COVID
Does not have a discharge destination or plan in place
Suffers with alcohol problem drinking or has significant and potentially unstable mental health symptoms or behaviour (e.g. aggressive or threatening behaviour), including being under Section of the Mental Health Act
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