Bristol Children's Hospital
Adolescent Ward 35 at Bristol Children’s Hospital, also known as Apollo, is designed for 11-16 year olds and has four teenage and young adult inpatient beds within a larger ward. All bedrooms are equipped with comfy soft furnishings, TV and gaming. Bristol Children’s Hospital also provide free wifi.
On the unit, you’ll be looked after by a friendly, expert team including nurses and youth workers who specialise in supporting teenagers and young adults with cancer.
You’ll also meet plenty of other experts in different areas of cancer treatment, such as doctors, dietitians and physiotherapists. You might hear this being called the multidisciplinary team, or MDT for short.
If you’re an inpatient, this means you’ll stay on the unit overnight, sometimes for several nights at a time depending on your health and the type of treatment you’re having.
You might also visit as an outpatient, which means you’ll go in during the day for treatment and other appointments, but won’t stay in hospital overnight.
We opened the unit on Ward 35 in March 2014, and later worked with Wallace and Gromit’s Grand Appeal to make the ward an even better place to be.
Facilities at Bristol Children’s Hospital
Everything on the unit is designed to help you feel more comfortable and in control, to connect with others your age going through cancer too, and to keep up with friends, studies and everything that’s important in your life as a teenager.
Family and friends are welcome to visit, and there’s space for parents or carers to stay over. Facilities include:
- Chill out room, gaming/TV room
- Parent kitchen and lounge
- A winter garden with jukebox and pool table
2014
Opened
11-16
year olds
2
dedicated teenage and young adult beds
See inside the Bristol Children’s Hospital unit
Rest on comfy sofas to watch TV in the atrium, set in the centre of the ward.
A side room with en-suite.
A day bed is available for parents and carers to stay with young people having treatment.
Our atrium has a jukebox, social space, and wall glamour.
