Wards P - R
Norovirus Visiting Restrictions: To help prevent the spread of norovirus in the hospital please stay at home if:
- You have had symptoms of diarrhoea and/or vomiting (do not visit until 48 hours after they have cleared)
- You are aged 16 and under (except in exceptional circumstances)
All wards provide single-sex accommodation, bathroom and toilet facilities and all patients admitted to wards are first screened for MRSA.
Flowers are not allowed on any wards due to infection control issues. Please do not bring in valuable items (eg laptops, mobile phones, jewellery) or large sums of money. If you must bring them with you then please keep them with you at all times. The Trust cannot accept liability for the loss of items. Please read our section on security for more advice on how to keep your valuables safe.
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This ward has a Hospicom entertainment system (Pay as you go access to TV, radio, web and phone services) |
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You are allowed to bring your own laptops to the ward |
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You are allowed to use mobile phones on the ward |
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Pay as you go wifi is available on the ward |
Philip Isaacs Day Treatment Ward
| Tel | +44 (0)20 3299 4200 |
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| Visiting Times | None |
| Maximum Visitors | 0 |
| Location | Third floor, Cheyne Wing, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS |
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Philip Isaacs Day Treatment Ward provides day treatment for children. It has six beds and three chairs.
It is named after Philip Isaacs, a member of Variety, the Children's Charity, and supporter of the Variety Children's Hospital @ King’s.
As this is a day treatment ward, parents or carers can accompany patients but no visitors are allowed. There are televisions on this unit but not in every bedspace.
Princess Elizabeth Ward
| Tel | +44 (0)20 3299 3312 |
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| Visiting Times | 2-8pm |
| Maximum Visitors | 2 |
| Location | Third floor, Cheyne Wing, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS |
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| Ward Manager | Cavette Castillo |
Princess Elizabeth Ward cares for children who are having surgery. It has 11 beds.
It was named during the 1920s after a visit by the Duchess of York (later the Queen Mother) for her daughter, Princess Elizabeth, now Queen Elizabeth II.
Mobile phones can be used in the playroom or outside the ward only.
Protected mealtimes: 12-1pm and 5-6pm
Programmed Investigation Unit (PIU)
| Tel | +44 (0)20 3299 3034 |
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| Visiting Times | No restrictions |
| Maximum Visitors | 1 |
| Location | Ground floor, Cheyne Wing, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS |
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The Programmed Investigation Unit (PIU) carries out specialised tests, investigations and treatments such as intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) infusions, Tysaberi infusions, rheumatoid infusions, lumbar punctures, skin biopsies, angiography, dynamic endocrine tests, allergy challenges and oral glucose tolerance tests (OGGT).
It sees patients referred from a range of services including allergy, diabetes, endocrinology, neurology and rheumatology, and runs a number of specialist clinics.
PIU is a nurse-led day unit with five beds and nine chairs which is open Monday to Friday, 8.30am-5pm.
Rays of Sunshine Ward
| Tel | +44 (0)20 3299 3577 |
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| Visiting Times | 2-8pm |
| Maximum Visitors | 2 |
| Location | Third floor, Cheyne Wing, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS |
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| Ward Manager | Vikki Stone |
Rays of Sunshine Ward specialises in treating children with liver conditions. The 19-bed unit has two isolation cubicles, a five-bed nursery, six cubicles with en-suite bathrooms and a seven-bed nursing bay.
It is the largest paediatric liver transplantation centre in the world performing in more than 60 transplants a year, on children as young as five days old.
Laptops with free Wi-Fi access are provided for patients.
Protected mealtimes from 12pm - 1pm: allowing our young patients to eat without interruption.
RD Lawrence Ward
| Tel | +44 (0)20 3299 5970 |
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| Visiting Times | 2-8pm |
| Maximum Visitors | 2 |
| Location | Third floor, Ruskin Wing, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS |
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| Ward Manager | Sarah Salter |
RD Lawrence Ward cares primarily for patients with blood disorders, particularly those with sickle cell disease. It has 12 beds and offers single-sex accommodation, bathroom and toilet facilities.
It is named after Robert Daniel Lawrence (1892-1968), a doctor who trained at King's in the 1920s. He led research into diabetes after he developed the condition following a serious infection he caught while working in the post mortem department at the hospital. He helped found the Diabetic Department in 1932.
Protected mealtime: 12-1pm