Bud Flanagan Wards
- 32 beds
- 20 single rooms
- Haemato-oncology patients
Bud Flanagan East and Bud Flanagan West are two separate wards. Between them they provide a 32-bed inpatient area for patients that require intensive chemotherapy and bone marrow transplantation.
There are 20 single rooms in the wards with filtered-air protected environments. The nurses on the wards are highly skilled in haemato-oncology nursing and are a well-established, enthusiastic team. They are committed to maintaining a high level of evidenced-based patient care.
A Step-Up Unit is situated within Bud Flanagan West. This is a high-dependency bay that provides Level 2 critical care with direct access to the Level 3 Critical Care Unit.
In 2009 we carried out 160 transplants: 100 allografts and 60 autografts.
Supportive services
A multidisciplinary team approach to patient care is provided on the Bud Flanagan Wards, and patients are encouraged to discuss in confidence any issues regarding their care and treatment. Our patients and their families have access to the following services:
- pre-transplant patient and carer education programme
- post-transplant rehabilitation ‘fast forward’ programme
- post-transplant ‘late-effects’ clinic
- physiotherapy
- occupational therapy
- psychological medicine (psychiatrist, counsellor, clinical psychologist)
- social assistance (social worker, community liaison nurse, benefits officer)
- complementary therapies (aromatherapy, massage therapy, relaxation therapy, art therapy).
Find out more
To find out more about Bud Flanagan East and Bud Flanagan West, contact Catriona Cockburn, Haemato-oncology Matron, on catriona.cockburn@rmh.nhs.uk or Louise McNamara, Haemato-oncology Matron, on louise.mcnamara@rmh.nhs.uk.