Our Services A - Z - Bevan Court 2
About the service
Bevan 2 is a 30 bedded ward that delivers care and rehabilitation to patients who are medically optimised but require additional support, treatment or complex discharge planning.
Patients who access Bevan 2 are mainly transferred from the acute inpatient wards or directly from the Acute Ambulatory Assessment Unit based on Bevan 1.
Patients on Bevan 2 are cared for by a multidisciplinary team of Nurses, Doctors, Therapists, Social Workers, pharmacy and volunteers as part of the Trust’s Frailty service. The overall aim of the unit is to provide care, support and planning in preparation for hospital discharge, wherever that maybe. The focus of the ward is reablement, ensuring that deconditioning is avoided and the transition from the acute hospital setting to the community is as smooth as possible.
- The Team
Medical Team – Bevan 2 has a dedicated Consultant Geriatrician who undertakes three ward rounds each week. The Frailty service is supported by Clinical Fellows and Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs) who specialise in Frailty and Geriatric Medicine and support the multidisciplinary team in the daily clinical decision making.
The Nursing team – The nursing team is led by the Matron and Ward Manager who ensures delivery of a high standard of care for patients and support for staff.
Bevan 2 has a dedicated Discharge Co-ordinator who will liaise with the multidisciplinary team, patients, carers and health and social care community colleagues to support our patient’s safe discharge.
Therapists (Occupational and Physiotherapists) – Our Therapy team provide a holistic and comprehensive review of all appropriate patients to maintain and improve the patient’s abilities. Our team provides rehabilitation to support the patients discharge back into the community.
Pharmacy – Pharmacists have a key role in optimising medicines for elderly patients, in order to maximise the benefit and minimize harm. This is undertaken in conjunction with the patient and multidisciplinary team.
Management Team –Sheena Kennedy (Directorate Manager)
Victoria Matthews (Assistant Directorate Manager)
- Contact Details
Reception Bevan 2 – 0151 478 7742 / 7738
Directorate Manager: Sheena Kennedy
Assistant Directorate Manager: Victoria Matthews
Consultant: Dr B Bancroft (contactable via the ward or her secretary 0151 430 1868)
Matron: Jo Riley (contactable via the ward)
Ward Manager: Jayne Sharples (contactable via the ward)
Therapy Team Lead: Kirsty Lyon-Bowden
Therapy Clinical Leads: Lisa Worley, Emily Kelley, Dave Thompson
Discharge Coordinator: Michelle Roe – 0151 478 7744
We encourage patients and their carers to contact any member of the team if required.
- Visiting Times
Our visiting times on the ward are 11:00am – 8:00pm every day.
If you need to visit outside of these times, then please do discuss this with a member of the nursing team who will aim to accommodate your request.
We provide an open visiting policy with patients being provided with end-of-life care.
- Family
Patients and their family/ carer’s will be actively encouraged to participate in therapy. Members of the Multidisciplinary team will speak with family regarding the patient’s progress and on-going treatment plan.
St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals supports ‘John’s Campaign’. If a member of your family is your carer, we want your carer to have the right to care for you on our ward if they so wish. We understand that this may not be possible for all.
On the ward, we have a ‘Forget me not’ plan which we encourage family to complete.
- Medications
We encourage patients to bring in their own medication from home, so it is readily available and there are no delays with administration of critical medications.
- Personal Belongings
We encourage patients to be dressed where possible, in their own day and night wear; this attire should be comfortable, clean and appropriate for the ward.
Patients do also benefit from having their own toiletries and items which are familiar to them but were this is not possible we do have a supply of clothing and toiletries available.
We encourage patients to please not bring any unnecessary valuables or large sums of money onto the ward during their stay. There is a facility for safekeeping valuable items and cash at our General Office, but we encourage patients to send excess valuables, cash or any other surplus property home with their representatives.
The Trust will not accept responsibility or liability for patient’s property brought onto the Trust’s premises unless it is handed in for safekeeping and an official receipt is obtained or the property belongs to a patient who is unconscious, vulnerable, or confused and/or lacks the capacity to make a decision about the safekeeping of their property in which case relevant processes for this will be followed.
Please note that we do not allow any fresh flowers onto the ward due to infection control.
- Meals, Drinks and Special Diets
Our catering team provide hot meals to patients and drinks/ snacks are provided throughout the day. We encourage our patient’s families to assist with feeding at mealtimes if this would be of benefit to the patient and their wellbeing.
Our set mealtimes are:
- 08:00am – Breakfast
- 12:00pm – Lunch
- 5:00pm – Evening Meal
Where required, our staff will inform the catering team of any special dietary requirements and families are welcome to discuss any preferences or concerns with any member of the caring team.
Where appropriate it may be that our hospital dieticians make recommendations and adjustments to patient dietary requirements. Any adjustments made will be communicated to both patient and, where appropriate, family members.
- Discharge from the Ward
Medications: If you require medications upon discharge these will be given to you directly by the ward staff before you leave. Please don't leave without them. It can take a few hours for the Pharmacy Team to prepare your medications, so bear this in mind when you arrange a time to leave.
Outpatient appointments: You and your family will be informed if an appointment has already been made for you or whether it will follow you out in the post.
Transport: Please try to arrange your own transport home from the hospital were possible. If you are unable to, our ward staff will arrange this for you.
Suggestions, comments or complaints: We aim to make your stay with us as pleasant and comfortable as possible and strive to provide the highest quality of care. If you or your family have any suggestions or comments, please discuss them with the ward manager or nurse in charge, or you can discuss them with the Patient Advice and Liaison Service.
We would appreciate your feedback on discharge and will ask you to complete a Friends and Family post card.
Page last updated on 17th October 2023
