Contact details:
Telephone: 01604 544623/548037
Neonatal Transitional Care Unit
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
Cliftonville
Northampton NN1 5BD
How to find us
Neonatal Transitional Care Unit is located in area L.
The nearest entrance is the West entrance located near Cheyne Walk. Enter the building. Continue along the corridor and turn into the first corridor on the left. At the end of the corridor, turn left. Robert Watson ward will be straight ahead of you, the Neonatal Transitional Care Unit is base within Robert Watson Ward. Entry is via a door entry system.
You can also view our hospital map for assistance.
Parent Presence and other Visiting times
Visiting hours are as follows:
- Partners and mother’s own children 10:00-22:00
- Two other visitors 12:00-19:00
**(These should be the same two visitors throughout the day)**
About the Unit
The Neonatal Transitional Care Unit is a 6/7 bedded unit nestled within the postnatal ward here at Northampton General Hospital.
The Neonatal Transitional Care Unit supports resident mothers as primary care providers for their babies with care requirements in excess of normal newborn care, but which are not sufficient to require admission to the Local Neonatal Unit. The Neonatal Transitional Care Unit achieves the overarching principle of keeping mother and baby together and facilitates parenting and attachment and the establishment of infant feeding, whilst enabling safe and effective management of a baby with additional care needs.
About the team
The neonatologists who provide cover for the Neonatal Unit also oversee the Neonatal Transitional Care Unit.
The nursing staff are led by the Transitional Care Neonatal Lead under the responsibility of the Matron for Child Health. There will be a neonatal nurse, a midwife and a support worker caring for you and your baby during your stay on the Neonatal Transitional Care Unit.
The neonatal outreach service may also be involved in the care of your baby to support the transition to home and support with community visits if your baby requires their services.
Transitional Care Neonatal Lead Nurse: Vicki Harris
Matron for Child Health: Michelle Hardwick
Neonatal clinical Lead: Dr Nicholas Barnes