Children’s Hospital, Nottingham University Hospitals, NHS Trust (Queen’s Medical Centre)

The Queens Medical Centre Children’s Hospital, Nottingham, together with the Leicester Royal Infirmary, are part of the East Midlands Children and Young Peoples Integrated Cancer Service.

Nottingham Children’s Hospital
Queen's Medical Centre Campus
Paediatric Oncology Unit
E Floor
East Block
Derby Road
Nottingham
NG7 2UH

Telephone: 0115 924 9924 Ext: 63987 
Website: http://www.nuh.nhs.uk
Map: to view the hospital on a map click here (this takes you to the Multimap site). top of page

Level B – Main Entrance

• Main reception - an information point for travel advice/finding your way around the hospital
• Security desk - car parking enquiries
• Shops including: newsagent, pharmacy, fashion
• 2 cafes (WRVS and Costa Coffee)
• NatWest Bank and NatWest and Nationwide cashpoint (near Costa Coffee)
• General Office for travel reimbursement 

Level D

• Restaurant
• Patient library
• Department of Spiritual & Pastoral Care for all religions. This also offers outreach support.

Train: Nottingham and Beeston railway stations are approx 2.5 miles from the hospital. A rail bus (39) runs from the city centre to Beeston calling at the QMC.

Bus: Many buses frequent the hospital from all over Nottingham, the surrounding area and Derbyshire. Timetables can be found at the main reception, B Floor.

For further information about transport contact Nottingham City Transport Hotline on: 0115 9506070, Trent Barton on: 0115 712265 or Traveline on: 0870 6082608. Or go to the website at: www.nottinghamtravelwise.org.uk

Park & Ride: The Medilink operates Monday-Friday and provides a free, fast and frequent service for patients, their escorts and visitors. The route commences from Queen’s Drive Park & Ride site at 6.00-8.00 Monday - Friday. No service at weekends or on bank holidays. The Medilink service is free and runs approximately every 10 minutes to the QMC and City Hospital sites.

Parking on Site: There are two main car parks for patients and visitors. This includes Visitor Car Park One which is a 151 space surface car park on the East Road and Visitor Car Park Two which provides a further 200 spaces for patients and visitors on site. Due to high demand parking can be difficult, especially at peak times. Please allow extra time for parking.

Patients can be dropped off and collected from the main entrance, B Floor. Waiting time is very limited.

Free disabled parking is available:

• outside the East Block entrance
• outside the Main Entrance
• outside the Eye and ENT Building Adjacent to West Block (in the central area near the MRI - accessed via intercom)
• the disabled car park adjacent to the fracture clinic.

On site car park charges are as follows:
Up to 2 hours £3.00
2-4 hours £4.50
Up to 24 hours £5.50
Weekly ticket - £15.00
Monthly ticket - £25.00

If you have an enquiry regarding parking, please contact Security on: 0115 98249924, extn: 63335/62072.

General: There are two wards that are able to accommodate the children and young people.

E38 - Oncology & Medical Ward - tel: 0115 9249924 extn: 69038
E39 - Neuro Science Ward - tel: 0115 9249924 extn: 69039
Day Care Unit which is opposite the wards - tel: 0115 9249924 extn: 62273/63264 top of page

Play: There are playrooms on both wards, which are well-equipped with games, activities and crafts. Play specialists work to support and prepare the children for treatment.

Learning: A hospital school is also situated on E Floor. This is a friendly, comfortable environment in which young patients can keep up with their school work. The teachers liaise with the child’s school to ensure continuity in their education. http://www.qmchospitalschool.ik.org/

There is a parents room beside ward E38 with laundry facilities. This is used as a ‘quiet’ space and also for parents’ groups.

Family members can eat in the ward (microwave/toaster/fridge are provided for use). Parents can also use the staff restaurant on D Floor. Discounts for meals may be provided, so speak to the Family Support Worker for further details via the ward staff.

Meal Times: These are flexible.

Visiting: People can visit the ward at any time.

Parents and carers are encouraged to stay with their child on the ward. Please ask ward staff for further information.

A CLIC Sargent Home from Home (Billy's House) is situated on Derby Road, opposite the Queen's Medical Centre Main Entrance. It provides accommodation for families who have a child or young person diagnosed with cancer and having treatment at the QMC or City Hospital. Priority is given to families who have a long way to travel. Bookings can be made through the ward or CLIC Sargent team.

A CLIC Sargent Youth Development Worker and a CLIC Sargent Young People's Social Worker provide support to young people aged 14-24 years. The Youth Development Worker provides one to one support and organises group activities. The Social Worker offers support to the young people and their families.

There is a Youth Room situated on E floor where group activities are organised. There is a daily drop in centre and a young people's activity group which takes place monthly.

Complementary therapies are available to patients.