St James’s University Hospital, Leeds

This is one of the UK’s Specialist children’s cancer and leukaemia treatment centres.

St. James's University Hospital
Beckett Street
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS9 7TF

Telephone: 0113 243 3144
Website: http://www.leedsth.nhs.uk
Map: to view the hospital on a map, click here (this takes you to the Multimap site). top of page

There are a number of facilities available at St James's University Hospital. These include a canteen, newsagents, cashpoint (located in the Gledhow Wing) and pharmacy. There is a patient reception area in the Gledhow Wing which gives visitors details of transport, patient information booklets, and the canteen facilities. There is also a Post Office within walking distance if you turn left when heading out of the hospital’s main entrance.

Train: Leeds main train station is located in the centre of the city around two miles from the hospital. All major services from around the UK arrive at Leeds. The best service to get is the number 4 bus. Turn left out of the railway station to City Square.  The buses go every 10 minutes.

Bus: A variety of buses serve St James's hospital. From the city centre the quickest and most direct is the number 4. Bus numbers 42, 49, 50, 50A, 61, 62 and 88 also travel via the hospital.

Parking: Parking charges are as follows:
Up to 2 hrs - £2
2 to 5 hrs - £6
5 to 24 hrs - £12 top of page

General: Paediatric Oncology – Ward 10. Adolescent Unit – Ward 10T.

Direct Telephone: Ward 10 - 0113 206 5710
Ward 10T – 0113 2064639
CLIC Sargent Care Team - 0113 2064975 (this has an ansaphone which is checked regularly).

No. of Beds: Ward 10: 18 beds in bays and 5 cubicles; Ward 10T: 6 beds in bays and 2 cubicles.

Age Range: Ward 10: 0 – 13; Ward 10T: 13 – 24. After this age the patient will be cared for on the adult ward. top of page

Play: There are two nursery nurses in the playroom and one play specialist on the children’s ward, which can only be accessed when it is staffed. The room is well-equipped and contains different arts and crafts, books, toys, a computer, pool table and Playstations. The Playstations are on trolleys and can be used while the child is in bed. There is an activities coordinator in the dayroom on the adolescent ward  The dayroom contains a pool table, large screen TV, DVD player, a computer and DJ music equipment. Again, there are Playstations available on the ward. The adolescent ward also benefits from laptops and internet access by the bedside.

Learning: There is a hospital school operating Monday-Friday in the afternoons. Both wards 10 and 10T also have a full-time learning mentor to liaise with the child’s school, college or university.

Other Facilities: There is a kitchen on Ward 10 which is open to all on Ward 10 and 10T.  This is maintained at the responsibility of the parents. top of page

Meal Times: These are at set times.  Usually breakfast is at 8am, lunch at 12pm and tea at 5pm.

Rounds: These are carried out every morning. The MDT rounds are on a Monday afternoon.

Visiting Times:  Open visiting is in place. top of page

One parent is able to stay next to every bed on the ward. However there is a home in the grounds of St James’s, Eckersley House, which is supported by the Sick Children’s Trust. This home is only available to families who do not live in Leeds. There are 15 bedrooms and one flat (parents of under-16s only). This should be organised through the ward staff.

1 Administrator
1 Team Leader
2 Social Workers
1 Youth Social Worker top of page