St Catherine's Ward

St Catherine's Ward

Expert pregnancy monitoring and care

St Catherine's Ward

A midwife stands in corridor, smiling at the camera

Contact St Catherine's Ward

Ward phone: To speak with our ward team, please call 01483 464 147. 

Location: Level G, West Wing, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford.

Matron: Bobb Jackon

About St Catherine's Ward

St Catherine's Ward provides monitoring and care for women from 14 weeks pregnant until birth and those requiring early pregnancy support for hyperemesis (severe nausea and vomiting in pregnancy).
 
Our services:

  • Two inpatient bays, each with six beds.
  • Planned Assessment Unit. This is an appointment only service for women who need additional monitoring and care outside of their normal midwifery and consultant appointments.
  • Triage (Acute Assessment Unit). This is the maternity emergency service where you will be directed to for immediate concerns that cannot wait, for example the baby is not moving, vaginal bleeding or you're feeling unwell. Once you have been triaged, you may have to wait for further care.

Please call 0300 123 5473 for any urgent pregnancy concerns, including labour and they will direct you to the most appropriate place.

Find out more about our maternity wards.

Your care team

We have a dedicated team of experienced healthcare professionals, including midwives, obstetricians and maternity support workers, with input from other services as required.

Working collaboratively, we provide compassionate, round-the-clock care focused on supporting you throughout your pregnancy.

Visit our maternity pages to find out more about having your baby with Royal Surrey.

Visiting information

Visiting hours

  • 9am-8pm for partners.
  • 10am -12pm and 6pm-8pm for all other visitors, including siblings of the baby.

Visitor guidelines

  • A maximum of three people at the bedside.
  • No children under the age of 12 are allowed on the ward, unless they are the sibling of the baby.
  • One support person is welcome to stay overnight. However, we recommend they go home to rest, and return if needed. Please be aware there are no visitor beds, but support people can sleep in the bedside chair.
  • Read and follow our infection control guidelines (see below).

Help keep our patients safe and well

Please don’t visit if you have:

  • Any signs of infection.
  • Had diarrhoea, vomiting or symptoms of flu in the last 48 hours.

While visiting a patient, please:

  • Do not bring flowers.
  • Use the public toilets (not the ones on the wards – they are for patients only).
  • Don’t eat at bedsides.
  • Do not touch patient’s wounds bandages/dressings or medical equipment.

Before you visit, please read and follow our infection control information guidelines, which help protect our patients from germs.

Getting to St Catherine's Ward

Online map

You can use our online map to navigate around our site. Head to the West Wing, where you will find stairs and lifts to our ward floors A, B, F and G.

What Three Words

flap.lime.erase - this will take you to the West Wing lift/stairs lobby. 

Directions from the hospital main entrance

  • Walk straight ahead past the reception desk on your right.
  • Continue past M&S on your left until the corridor becomes a T-junction.
  • Look for the hospital map on the wall directly in front of you (this can help if you get lost).

Head to the West Wing:

  • Turn left towards the West Wing.
  • Walk along the corridor, continuing past the Pharmacy on your right, until you come to Outpatients 5.
  • Turn right, taking the corridor opposite Outpatients 5.
  • Walk past the Chapel on your right, and you will immediately reach the stairwell/lift lobby also on your right.

To reach level G:

  • Take either the lift or the stairs to level G (top floor).

Final step: 

  • Follow the ward signs on level G to reach St Catherine’s Ward.

Getting to Royal Surrey and Parking

For information about getting to our site and parking, visit the Getting to Royal Surrey County Hospital page.

Questions or concerns

First point of contact: Speak to the midwife in charge - we want you to feel informed and comfortable during your stay.

If you still have questions: Ask to speak with the ward matron.

Concerned about a change or deterioration in a patient’s condition? Alongside speaking to ward staff, you can also contact the Critical Care Outreach Team through Call 4 Concern.

Complaints and support: Contact our Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) for confidential, impartial advice and support.