Tiger Ward
About Tiger Ward
Location
Key Contacts
The Chartwell Cancer Trust
Tiger Ward is a paediatric oncology shared care unit (POSCU). We work closely with the Royal Marsden Hospital, Great Ormond Street Hospital and University College Hospital. We provide chemotherapy and supportive care to children and their families who are being treated for a cancer diagnosis.
Patients under our care have direct access to Tiger Ward 24/7 when they are unwell. We are also on the end of the phone for support and advice whenever it is needed.
We have an inpatient facility for when children are unwell and need to stay in hospital and also run day case clinics for chemotherapy and other supportive procedures such as, blood transfusions, medical and dietetic reviews.
We have a specialist Macmillan dietician who is dedicated for our patients only on Tiger Ward, this is the first of this position in the country.
Services and Facilities
Services on the ward include four inpatient cubicles, a treatment room, a play room, a day case bay.
Why not watch the video below to find out more:
Cat Wilde, Paediatric Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist, discusses life on Tiger Ward, and what led her to her current position:
Location
We are based on the ground floor of Queen Elizabeth Hospital. You have to come through the Children's ward (Safari ward) to get to us, so it may be useful to have a look at a map of the hospital:
A map of Queen Elizabeth Hospital can be found here
Key Contacts
To contact Tiger Ward please call 020 8836 4042
Thank you, Chartwell Cancer Trust
The Chartwell Cancer Trust has supported Tiger Ward for a number of years.
They kindly funded the long awaited parents' kitchen which is now open and in frequent use.
Tiger Ward has now been given a registered charity status named the CCT Tiger Ward (No.1162907). With this good news and the continued support from the Chartwell Cancer Trust Tiger Ward are feeling positive in the strive to become a 'Level 2 Paediatric Oncology Shared Care Unit'
You can find out more about the work of The Chartwell Cancer Trust by following the link to their website below