Rosie extension - FAQs

All you need to know about the Rosie extension

How will the Rosie provide improved facilities for patients?
Why is the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Special Care Baby Unit being expanded?
Why is the Fetal Medicine Department and Day Assessment Unit being expanded?
What is the function of the Birth Centre?
When will the building work start?
Will it be noisy for staff and patients in the Rosie?
How do patients and visitors now access the Rosie Hospital?
Will the Rosie reception desk continue to be staffed during the build?
Will Robinson Way be out of action during the build?
How do patients, visitors and staff now access the Rosie out of hours?
Where are drop off points for the Rosie now located?
Which bus stops are to be used to access the Rosie?

1. How will the Rosie provide improved facilities for patients?

The Rosie Hospital already provides an excellent service to families within the local area and beyond. The expansion will provide many benefits:

More women will be able to choose to have their babies at the Rosie
The 10 birthing rooms will be en-suite
Water birth options are available to women
There will be a courtyard garden for Birth Centre patients to use
There will be a lift in the Birth Centre so that women may be discretely transferred up to the Delivery Unit and/or the operating theatres if required
Women requiring MRI scans will no longer need to travel to Sheffield
Dads/partners will be able to stay overnight with their partner and baby in the Birth Centre if necessary
There will be greater capacity for babies requiring neonatal care which will help to prevent transfers elsewhere in the country
Parents who live outside Cambridgeshire will be able to stay in
comfortable rooms on-site if their baby is on the neonatal unit
The Rosie extension design allows for more privacy for parents on the neonatal unit
Women with potential pregnancy problems will no longer need to wait for their appointments alongside women who have healthy pregnancies
There will be a separate Day Assessment Unit and waiting area
Families requiring counselling will no longer need to return to ward areas for their appointments because there will be a dedicated counselling suite
There will be a café and garden for visitors, patients and staff to enjoy. back to top

2. Why is the Neonatal Intensive Care Baby Unit and Special Care Baby Unit being expanded?

An expanded unit is required to cope with the number of intensive care and special care babies that are born in the East of England. The new unit will provide more space around the cots to improve parent privacy and provide better working conditions for staff.

The new unit will provide the opportunity to expand important neonatal neurology activity to ensure more babies in the region can benefit from the specialist knowledge and experience of our team. We will be able to accommodate current and future anticipated demand and will not be forced to turn away babies because we do not have the cots for them .

3. Why is the Fetal Medicine Department and Day Assessment Unit being expanded?

The Rosie has the largest fetal medicine department in the East of England and the only one to offer Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology approved sub-specialty training. There has been considerable expansion in the fetal medicine service over the past five years but no corresponding increase in the facilities. The department is looking to expand its services even further e.g. pursuing links with other hospitals for the development of procedures such as in-utero laser treatment.

Women who may have problems with their pregnancy currently share the same waiting area as women coming in for routine ultrasound scans. The new Fetal Medicine & Day Assessment Unit will be a separate facility with a
separate waiting area.

4. What is the function of the Birth Centre?

To provide midwifery-led care (i.e. care without doctors) throughout labour, birth and the immediate postnatal period for women who have no significant medical problems and have had no pregnancy complications.

The unit will offer the privacy, comfort and support required to care for mother and baby in a home-from-home environment. This often suits women who do not want a home birth but do not feel comfortable with a ‘traditional’ hospital ward environment.

The new facility, with 10 en-suite rooms, will have a separate identity from the obstetric-led delivery unit (on level 3 of the existing Rosie Hospital) but with medical care easily accessible if required.

The relaxed environment that birth centres provide has been shown to assist with a normal labour and birth. Increasing numbers of women are delivering their babies in such an environment – with the benefit of allowing the obstetric-led delivery unit to focus care on women who need medical support.

5. When will the building work start?

The building work formally started on 10 January 2011. The main Rosie external entrance on Robinson Way is now closed until mid 2012 due to the building work - access to the Rosie is currently via the Addenbrooke's Treatment Centre main entrance.

6. Will it be noisy for staff and patients in the Rosie?

The Rosie currently enjoys a peaceful setting. There will inevitably be some noise associated with the construction of a large building project. However the project management team will try to provide departmental leads with a regular update from the builders on what work will be undertaken in the days and weeks ahead – so there will be some advance notice of when particularly disruptive work will take place (e.g. when the work to link the existing building and the extension takes place).

Construction will take place during normal office hours. A procedure for stopping building work in the event of a very sensitive situation is being developed. Patients will be warned to expect some disruption in their Rosie
appointment letters. If the disruption or noise causes particular distress or anxiety please raise this with a member of staff.

We apologise in advance for any inconvenience that the building work causes and thank you for your patience during the construction period.

7. How do patients and visitors now access the Rosie Hospital?

Access to the Rosie is currently via the Addenbrooke's Treatment Centre (ATC) main entrance on Keith Day Road. Once inside the Treatment Centre, follow signs to the Rosie.

8. Will the Rosie reception desk continue to be staffed during the build?

Yes.

9. Will Robinson Way be out of action during the build?

No. Robinson Way will still be accessible during the construction period but it is likely to be pretty busy with construction traffic. The footpath along Robinson Way may at time be temporarily out of action.

10. How do patients, visitors and staff now access the Rosie out of hours?

Access is via the Addenbrooke’s Treatment Centre (ATC) main entrance on Keith Day Road. The intercom (doorbell) will need to be used to contact a member of staff to open the door. Comprehensive procedures for patients and staff are being put in place by Rosie clinical colleagues in
conjunction with the project management team to ensure staff and patient safety at all times.

11. Where are drop-off points for the Rosie now located?

Please use the drop-off points in front of the main Addenbrooke’s Treatment Centre (ATC) entrance as car and ambulance drop-off points in front of the Rosie entrance are out of use, and remain unavailable until the build is complete in mid 2012.

Ambulance drop-offs (including Acute Neonatal Transfer Service) are also available outside the Addenbrooke’s Treatment Centre main entrance.

12. Which bus stops are to be used to access the Rosie?

The bus stop in front of the Rosie has been re-located to outside the ‘N’ wards (see site map). The other bus stop (on the other side of Robinson Way) is no longer in use. We advise that patients, visitors and staff get off the bus at the Addenbrooke’s Treatment Centre (ATC) bus stop on
Robinson Way as this will provide access to the Rosie via the Treatment Centre.

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