Medical Respiratory. Ridgeway
(Formally Markham)

It is a 33 bedded general medical ward with a specialist interest in respiratory medicine. We have two Consultants attached to the ward, Dr Davies (SD5) and Dr Aung (TA1). We also have visits from other specialists as necessary.

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Our patients vary in age from 17 yrs upwards and they are all treated as individuals, allowed the privacy, dignity and respect that we would wish for ourselves.

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We have five bays and four side rooms, there are NO mixed bays and the beds are allocated on a ‘patient need’ basis. As a ward we work on a ‘bay nursing’ principle, where a qualified nurse is allocated a bay(s) and s/he is responsible for the planning and evaluation of care for those patients.

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The Ridgeway Ward team is a multidisciplinary team and consists of Nurses, Ward Practitioners, Healthcare Assistants, and different grades of Doctors, Pharmacist, Physiotherapist, Occupational therapists, Ward Clerks, Housekeepers, Domestic assistants, Catering assistants and Social Workers.

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All our patients have an individual assessment of their needs and their care plans formulated to reflect each individual needs. Our ward philosophy is displayed on the notice board and all our staff work together to make a stay in hospital for the patient as stress free as possible.

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During your placement as a Student you are expected to learn more about the medical and nursing care of the patient with a medical problem.

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Medical conditions that our patients have will be explained on an individual basis and students have access to the education centre library.

A basic knowledge of the more common conditions compliments the care that we are able to offer our patients. Brief descriptions of some of the more common conditions and common abbreviations that you may encounter on our ward are included with this pack.

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There are numerous learning opportunities that you are able to use whilst on placement with us. Students are encouraged to identify their own learning opportunities and discuss theses with their mentors in order to formulate individualised action plans (There are some learning opportunities identified at the back of the welcome pack to use as guidance).

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Students should anticipate being questioned by their PA,PS and other members of staff at anytime. This will enable us to direct our education and practice to an appropriate level for your abilities/level of learning.

Several members of the MDT provide teaching sessions throughout the year; these will be displayed on the notice board so keep an eye out for them.