Children's surgical ward B7 — Canterbury

Children up to the age of 16 years are admitted to B7 when they are having surgery. You can stay with your child on a fold down bed in their room. It needs to be folded away by 8am each morning.

We have a great team with experience taking care of children and teenagers and aim to make the hospital experience as positive as possible for you and your child.

All children having elective surgery will have an appointment to children’s surgical admissions before being admitted to B7.

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What to bring

Make a list of what you need to bring to hospital for yourself and your child. Some things to consider are:

• medications
• milk formula and feeding bottles
• other food or drink for after the surgery
• notebook and pen to write information and questions you may have.
• your mobile phone
• a favourite toy or distraction that your child enjoys.

How things work on the ward

There are 3 nursing shifts over a 24 hour period, so expect to see different nurses throughout your stay.

Observations

Nursing staff will regularly check on you and your child throughout the day and night. They will monitor your child's condition by making routine observations like:

• temperature
• blood pressure
• respiration
• heart rate.

They try to do this as quietly as possible, especially at night.

Ward rounds

Our paediatric doctors do ward rounds which usually start around 9am. They will review your child’s condition and discuss this with you, along with any tests or procedures and their results.

This is a good time to share any concerns you may have about your child’s condition or the medical management with the medical team. The time that the doctors see your child on ward rounds depends on the number of children staying in hospital and how unwell they are.