The information book - Paediatric Integrated Cancer Service

Contents
1 Your child
Your child’s details................................................................................Sec.1:1
Your child’s diagnosis.......................................................................... Sec.1:2
What happens next?............................................................................ Sec.1:3
Your child’s team...................................................................................Sec.1:4
Children’s Cancer Centres....................................................................Sec.1:4
2 Your child’s hospital – RCH
Coming to hospital: what to bring .................................................... Sec.2.0:1
The ward ..........................................................................................Sec.2.0:2
Being with your child ..................................................................Sec.2.0:2
Helping your child cope with being in hospital ...........................Sec.2.0:3
How the ward works ........................................................................Sec.2.0:4
Accommodation.........................................................................Sec.2.0:5
Bathing .......................................................................................Sec.2.0:5
Education Institute......................................................................Sec.2.0:5
Incoming calls ............................................................................Sec.2.0:5
Laundry & baby change area .....................................................Sec.2.0:5
Meals..........................................................................................Sec.2.0:5
Guidelines for food brought into the hospital from home ...........Sec.2.0:6
Oncology Pharmacy................................................................... Sec.2.0:7
Parking ....................................................................................... Sec.2.0:7
Sharing the ward ........................................................................Sec.2.0:8
Showers & toilet facilities ............................................................Sec.2.0:8
Staff............................................................................................Sec.2.0:8
Telephones ................................................................................Sec.2.0:8
Television....................................................................................Sec.2.0:9
Visitors .......................................................................................Sec.2.0:9
Discharge planning...........................................................................Sec.2.0:9
...and going home: what to take .................................................... Sec.2.0:10
Quick Help.......................................................................................Sec.2.0:11
Emergency department...................................................................Sec.2.0:11
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Updated March 2011