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Your Stay at Bodley Scott Rooms

Bodley Scott Rooms

Patient Accommodation

First Floor East Wing

Little Britain

St Bartholomew’s Hospital

West Smithfield

London 

EC1A 7BE

Radiotherapy Reception

020 346 55222

What are Bodley Scott Rooms?

The Bodley Scott Rooms are designed to provide safe and supportive accommodation for outpatients who are receiving daily care in the hospital or who have to arrive at the hospital very early in the morning.

It is located on the 1st floor of East Wing, which is within the confines of the main hospital site, located in the main Square at St Bartholomew’s Hospital and is equipped to allow all patients to stay. If you have a disability, please let us know so that we can allocate you an appropriate room. A family member or friend is welcome to stay with you but unfortunately, we cannot accommodate relatives without a patient.    

Your stay

Please note there are no medical or nursing staff at the Bodley Scott rooms. To stay here you must be self-caring, or if you wish, you can bring a relative with you to help you look after yourself. This includes taking medication.

There is a housekeeper on site seven days a week between 8am and 4pm. The housekeeper is available to answer questions, provide help and support, maintain cleanliness and manage administration. 

On arrival, please check-in by 2pm and when vacating, please check-out by 10am.

The housekeeper can be contacted on telephone number:            020 346 56028

What should I bring with me?

You may find it helpful to bring the following with you; day wear, night wear, toiletries, any medication you are taking, mobile phone and charger, entertainment, alarm clock. Each room has a telephone, television, bedding, towels, a fridge, tea/coffee making facilities and wash hand basin. The majority of rooms are not en-suite. In this situation, 2 rooms share a bathroom, all of which are located on the same floor.

Food and Drink

Tea, coffee, juice and bread and cereal are available free of charge to residents. Kitchen facilities are available to use and cook yourself a meal. You are also welcome to order takeaways.

Below are details of cafes located within the hospital grounds:

Restaurant (behind East Wing)
First Floor, Catering Block
Monday-Friday, 11.30am- 2.30pm

The Guild Shop - Barts Friends
Ground Floor, King George 5th Building, Monday-Friday 8am-4pm

Fonta Nella Coffee Shop

Basement Floor, King George 5th Building, Mon-Fri 7am-4.30pm, Sat 9am-3pm, Sun 10am-3pm (weekend hours subject to change)

There are a number of restaurants and cafes in the surrounding area, particularly around Farringdon underground station and around St Paul’s cathedral.

Staff may be able to give directions but please understand that the hospital is unable to reimburse you for meals.

Please refer to the maps in this booklet for directions.

What to do if you feel unwell during your stay:

During working hours 9am-5pm

If you feel unwell whilst staying with us during working hours please either contact the housekeeper, your clinical nurse specialist, the day unit or radiotherapy department where you are receiving treatment or the hotlines below.

Radiotherapy reception number:

020 3465 5222

24 hour emergency chemotherapy hotline:

07917 093 738.

24 hour Haemato-Oncology hotline:

07909 002 671

Out of working hours 5pm-9am (overnight)

If you are not receiving chemotherapy and feel unwell you can contact:

Site manager:

07775 755 087

Emergency medical assistance:

2222

You must use the telephone in your room to use this number.

Please give your precise location

St Bartholomew’s, Bodley Scott Rooms, 1^st floor East Wing, your room number

and the type of emergency if known

Macmillan Cancer Information Centre

The Cancer Information Centre (Ground floor, West Wing) is a resource for information and advice.  It has a wealth of resources related to cancer, treatments and the impact on those that are affected. They can also sign post to groups such as the relaxation, yoga, art therapy and Look Good Feel Better group.

Drop in Mon-Fri 10am-12noon and 2-4.30pm. Or call on 020 346 56611.

If calling outside working hours, ring Macmillan free on 0800 808 00 00 or visit the Macmillan website.

The Maggie’s Centre

The Maggie’s Centre @ St Barts (next to the Great Hall) provides patients and family with free practical, emotional and social support.

They also offer many workshops including yoga, dance classes, information drop in clinics and counseling on a one-to-one basis or group sessions.

Tel: 0203 904 3448

Drop in Mon-Fri: 9am-4pm

https://www.maggiescentres.org/our-centres/maggies-barts/

Parking and transport

Metered car parking and an NCP car park is just outside the West Smithfield entrance of the hospital. Usually you will be able to claim the congestion charge if you are attending for regular appointments.

If you are coming via public transport, the nearest tube stations are St Paul’s, Barbican or Farringdon. Bus No. 25 and No. 100 comes from east London while the No. 4 and No. 56 will also drop you near the hospital.

If you need hospital transport, you or a family member will need to call the radiotherapy department reception. Our team will ask you some questions to assess if you are eligible and if successful, we will book transport for you.

St Bartholomew’s Hospital and surrounding area

St Bartholomew’s Hospital and surrounding area

• Bodley Scott Rooms are located in the East Wing on the first floor.

• Radiotherapy is located in the KGV Building on the basement floor.

Large print and other languages
This information can be made available in alternative formats, such as easy read or large print, and may be available in alternative languages, upon request. For more information, speak to your clinical team.
 

এই তথ্যগুলো সহজে পড়া যায় অথবা বৃহৎ প্রিন্টের মত বিকল্প ফরম্যাটে পাওয়া যাবে, এবং অনুরোধে অন্য ভাষায়ও পাওয়া যেতে পারে। আরো তথ্যের জন্য আপনার ক্লিনিক্যাল টিমের সাথে কথা বলুন।

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Bu bilgi, kolay okunurluk veya büyük baskılar gibi alternatif biçimlerde sunulabilir, ve talep üzerine Alternatif Dillerde sunulabilir. Daha fazla bilgi için klinik ekibinizle irtibata geçin.

یہ معلومات متبادل فارمیٹس میں دستیاب کی جا سکتی ہیں، جیسا کہ پڑھنے میں آسان یا بڑا پرنٹ  اور درخواست پر متبادل زبانوں میں بھی دستیاب ہو سکتی ہیں۔ مزید معلومات کے لیے، اپنی کلینکل ٹیم سے بات کریں'۔

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Reference: BH/PIN/920

Publication date: Sep 2020

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