Forest Holme
Forest Holme provides specialist palliative care, looking after patients who require complex symptom management and end of life care.
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Ward facilities include a patients and relatives lounge with a large Freeview TV, garden and conservatory. Each bed has its own flat screen TV and DVD player.
Find out more about Forest Holme by watching a short video here.
- Mobiles can be used if kept on silent, with permission.
- Flowers are not currently permitted
- Facilities for carers or family members to stay may be available, please enquire.
Ward matron: Gillian Morris
Contact telephone number: 0300 019 8115
Visiting: Please see Trust Visitors Charter here
Please do not visit if you have had any diarrhoea or sickness in the last 72 hours, or have cough/cold symptoms.
Location: Forest Holme is located on Seldown Road, a few minutes' walk away from the main Poole Hospital building. Our full address is:
Forest Holme
5 Seldown Road
Poole
Dorset
BH15 1TS
Forest Holme has its own small car park but parking is very limited. We would ask you to be considerate of the needs of others, and to encourage friends to park in one of the nearby pay-and-display car parks at the hospital or the swimming pool, so that close family members can park on site.
Both the rail station and the bus station are within walking distance for the reasonably fit: allow about five minutes to walk up Seldown Lane if you are coming by bus and an extra five minutes if you are travelling by train.
The front door of Forest Holme is usually kept locked for security reasons so when you arrive please ring the door bell and someone will let you in.
For more information on our palliative care services please click here
Emergency Department (A&E)
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The Emergency Departments deal with life-threatening emergencies such as:
- loss of consciousness
- acute confused state and fits that are not stopping
- severe chest pain
- breathing difficulties
- severe bleeding that cannot be stopped
- severe allergic reactions
- severe burns or scalds
Less severe injuries can be treated in urgent care centres or minor injuries units (MIUs). The Emergency Department is not an alternative to a GP appointment. If your GP practice is closed, you can call NHS 111, which will direct you to the best local service to treat your injury. Click here for local information about other services and departments.
From 2026, the Royal Bournemouth Hospital (RBH) will become the Trust's major emergency centre. Focusing on emergency care at RBH will mean emergency cases will be centered on the site with increased consultant and specialist team cover, seven days a week. This will reduce numbers of patients transferring between hospitals, put less demand on ambulances and hospital services, and so achieve better outcomes for patients.
The Urgent Treatment Centre will remain on the Poole Hospital site, and will continue to provide timely access to urgent care for patients with minor injuries or minor illness. This will ease the pressure on the Emergency Department at the Royal Bournemouth, freeing up the team there to treat more unwell patients, most of whom will arrive by ambulance.
Find out more about the transformation of our hospital services here.
Contact telephone number:0300 019 2202
Visiting:Please see Trust Visitors' Charter here
How to find us:The entrance to the Emergency Department (ED) is to the right of Poole Hospital's main reception entrance on Longfleet Road and to the right hand side of the main entrance of the BEACH building at Royal Bournemouth Hospital.
E1 (Elmwood)
Childrens Assessment Unit (formally Elmwood [E1]) ward is part of the children's unit and specialises in caring for your younger patients who need to spend one or more nights in hopsital.
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The Childrens Assessment Unit offers a play room with outside play area, and a kitchen for use by parents.
Useful ward information:
- Mobile phone use is permitted
- Flowers are not permitted.
- Accommodation for carers or family members to stay
Ward Matron:Sian Jenkins
Contact telephone number:0300 019 2613
Visiting:2-4pm and 6-8pm
Parents may visit at anytime. Please note that visiting is restricted to two visitors per patient at a time.
Please do not visit if you have had any diarrhoea or sickness in the last 72 hours, or have cough/cold symptoms.
How to find us:From the dome entrance,turn right then first left, up to level one.
From the Longfleet Road entrance, go straight ahead along the main corridor, follow signs to children's unit on level one.
C4 (Cranbourne)
C4 (formally Cranborne ward) offers care for general medical patients, and specialises in diabetes and cardiology. The ward offers bedside cardiac monitoring.
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Useful ward information:
- Reasonable mobile phone use is permitted, but please note devices should be set to silent with vibrate off.
- Flowers are not permitted.
- There are no dedicated accommodation facilities for relatives. Relatives are encouraged to assist with care and mealtime support in the mornings and at lunchtime.
Contact telephone number:0300 019 2416
Visiting:Please see Trust Visitors Charter here
Please do not visit if you have had any diarrhoea or sickness in the last 72 hours, or have cough/cold symptoms.
How to find us: From the Dome entrance, enter B block via entrance 7. Use the stairs or lift to level 4, and access to Cranborne Ward is via the Medical Investigations Unit (MIU).
From the Longfleet Rd entrance, walk straight ahead - use the stairs or lift to level 2.
Discharge home information:The majority of patients are discharged home by 10am. Patients will need to arrange their own transport home, or alternatively can choose to pay for hospital transport.
