Undergraduate General Administrative Assistant, Postgraduate Medical Centre, Level A, Antrim Area Hospital Tel:

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2 Travel 2 Antrim Area Hospital is located approximately two miles northeast of Antrim town. For planning your journey to the hospital the website is very informative. As part of your placement you may be required to attend peripheral clinics more than 1.5 miles from the hospital site. If necessary transport can be arranged for these clinics by contacting the: Undergraduate General Administrative Assistant, Postgraduate Medical Centre, Level A, Antrim Area Hospital Tel: Residential Accommodation Students mostly reside in Oak House which is a short distance from the hospital, occasionally students may also be placed in Cedar House or Pine House. Student groups will be allocated rooms in one area where possible. Car parking is available close to the accommodation. Students can be provided with free accommodation on request to the Accommodation Manager (Tel: ). Keys may be collected at A & E Reception or by prior arrangement with the Accommodation Manager. A small refundable deposit will be taken and will be returned at the end of stay. Students are issued with a front door key and a key to their bedroom. A comprehensive information booklet and house rules are made available to residents in the living room in the accommodation blocks. Each accommodation block has laundry facilities washing machine and dryer, iron and ironing boards for use during their stay. Washing powder is not provided. A TV lounge can also be located in each accommodation block. Pay phones are available in the entrance hall of each accommodation block and internal phones are available in each student s room for making internal calls. Bedrooms & Bathrooms Rooms normally contain a single bed, wardrobe, desk and upright chair, wash hand basin and mirror. There are adequate power points for normal use. Bed linen is provided on request. Towels are provided and are changed on request. Rooms can be cleaned once weekly, if requested, by leaving the appropriate sign on the door handle. A total of five showers and six baths serve the residents in Oak House. Note: students may use the facilities available anywhere in the accommodation block.

3 At present there is a total of six baths, two of which have showers fitted over them in Cedar House. 3 Self-catering The kitchens are modern and serve seven bedrooms. Equipment includes a cooker, microwave, fridge freezer compartment, cutlery, crockery, pots, pans and a kettle. Disposable hand towels and kitchen roll and cleaning materials are provided. Please ensure all utensils and crockery are cleaned after use. Please remember to put your keys in the Key Return Box in the entrance hall of your accommodation when leaving. If you have any problems in connection with your accommodation, contact the Accommodation Manager, in the first instance (Ext: 4683 or 2201) Catering/Restaurant Facilities Loughview Restaurant - Level C Breakfast (Cooked breakfast served ) Lunch (includes a wide range of entree and snack dishes, a sandwich bar and a salad bar) Afternoon Tea High Tea Night Service (hot food available) Arrangements can be made to provide meals to suit religious or cultural traditions, please speak to a member of the Catering Team. Coffee Gallery - Level C Hours of Business: Monday - Friday Ground Floor Coffee Bar Level B Hours of Business: Monday Friday Saturday & Sunday A vending machine is located at the exit door of Loughview Restaurant and can be accessed after 8pm with a valid ID pass. Other vending machines are located in A&E and the entrance to Theatres Level C. A shop is located on Level A. Hours of Business: Monday Friday Saturday Sunday There are also limited facilities available within individual departments where tea and coffee can be made (in addition to those described above): - Pathology - a small restaurant/tea room within Fern House

4 - Obstetrics and Gynaecology - a tea/rest room is provided in the Labour Ward and the Outpatient Clinics 4 Postgraduate Medical Centre The Postgraduate Medical Centre is situated in Bretten Hall, Antrim Area Hospital. The Centre comprises of three Seminar Rooms, a Medical Library and a Computer Suite with a study area - students may have use of these facilities. The medical activities in the Centre are published monthly in advance in a booklet which is available in the Postgraduate Medical Centre. Undergraduates are welcome to attend the teaching sessions if free. The staff in the Postgraduate Medical Centre are: Dr Calum MacLeod Head of Medical Education Mrs Viola Barker Medical Education Services Manager Mrs Margaret Scott General Administrative Assistant (Library Services) General Administrative Assistant (Undergraduate) Library Facilities Medical Library, Postgraduate Medical Centre opening hours: Monday Tuesday-Thursday Friday Saturday-Sunday Closed There are two study carrels and a few easy chairs for study and reading. This area is closed at each evening. The medical library holds a list of recommended texts for undergraduates and postgraduates. A wide range of journals (approx 52 titles) are available. Students may borrow textbooks and can also request reading material on application to the librarian or a member of the Centre staff. (Responsibility for safe custody of reading material rests with the medical student). Books may be borrowed for three weeks but can be renewed in person or by telephone. However, if there is a demand for a book by other users it may not be possible

5 to extend the loan period. Journals are not normally issued on loan. A fine of 10p per day will be charged for each overdue book. 5 Antrim Healthcare Library Students may also use Antrim Healthcare Library situated in Fern House within the grounds of Antrim Area Hospital. This library provides a service to all employees of the Trust and to staff and students of Queen s University Belfast. Opening hours may vary according to daily circumstances. Readers are advised to ring the Library before visiting (ext or 4232). Antrim Healthcare Library is a satellite library of the QUB Medical Library. All materials are purchased by QUB. There is a Library Manager and two parttime Library Assistants employed. The library consists of two offices, a media room and a spacious reading and study area. There are 16 study spaces and 27 study carrels. The media room contains several computers with Windows software Opening hours at present are: Monday Tuesday 9.00am pm & 1.00pm pm 9.00am pm & 1.00pm pm Wednesday 9.00am pm & 1.00pm pm Thursday Friday 9.00am pm & 1.00pm pm 9.00am pm & 1.00pm pm Book loans are only offered to HSC or QUB cardholders. Users may borrow for four weeks, renewable online five times. Books from general stock may be placed on short-term loan during periods of high demand. Most of the 53 journals are relevant to nursing staff mainly, though a few general medical and surgery titles are held. There are no borrowing arrangements for journals or reference materials. The Trust Library Users Forum provides valuable feedback of stock required. A total of six PCs are available in the library, all have internet access. A photocopier is available in the office. All users pay 5 pence per copy. Queen s Room The Queen s Room on Level C at the entrance to Surgical Wards 5 & 6 is for the benefit of the surgical undergraduates and is normally where the surgical tutorials are held. Personal belongings (but not valuables) can be left in this room. Bretten Hall The Undergraduate Medical Student Facilities are located on the ground floor of Bretten Hall which is linked to the Hospital by a covered corridor accessed via Level B. The doors for the link corridor have touch-pads for wheelchair users. There is 24 hour access to the facilities and a digital keypad has been

6 installed on the door for security reasons the code will be given to you on your first day of placement Seminar room - The majority of teaching sessions will be held in this room. Teaching sessions will also take place on wards. The Seminar Room can facilitate up to 20 students and a lecturer. The room has two meetings tables, chairs, an overhead projector, white board, x-ray viewer, laptop computer, data projector and television/dvd player. There is a lockable cupboard where resources can be safely stored when not in use. The Harvey Simulator is also located in this room. 2. Computer suite - The Computer Suite is next door to the seminar room, this is where undergraduates will normally study and prepare their work. It is equipped with eight computers all of which have internet access and a shared printer. Individual personal passwords are not required and there is no booking system in operation. To access the computer suite a swipe card will be issued on your first day on payment of a refundable deposit of A Photocopier is available and undergraduates should purchase photocopying cards to use this machine. Cards are available from the Postgraduate Medical Centre for 20 copies. 3. Lockers 48 lockers are available they can also be obtained on your first day on payment of a deposit of 5.00 (refundable when you return the key). White Coats Medical students are not required to wear white coats. A dress code policy has been introduced by the Department of Health. This policy applies to all HSC staff, including students. Occupational Health It is the responsibility of each student to read any relevant Health and Safety documentation as advised by staff members on the first day of placement. If you have any queries regarding occupational health matters you can contact staff members on extension The occupational health building (Willow House) is situated in the Hospital grounds. Chapel and Prayer Rooms The Chapel is located on level A and is open to all denominations 24 hours a day. If you require further information regarding the use of the hospital Chapel, please contact Facilities Management (extension 4514). Pastoral Tutor Click here to view the hospital nominated Pastoral Tutor

7 Fire Instructions 7 If you discover a fire or you suspect a fire:- 1 Raise the alarm by operating the nearest fire alarm point 2 Remove patients from the area of the fire 3 Close all doors and windows 4 Attack the fire if it is safe to do so without personal risk If you hear the fire alarm A Continuous ring - indicates that there is a fire in your immediate area, your twin area, or in the roof above you B Intermittent ringing - indicates that there is a fire in an adjacent area The NOMINATED FIRE OFFICER or the senior member of staff present will provide instruction on what should be done next. Antrim Area Hospital is a nucleus design building which has the advantage of being compartmented to give maximum protection to the occupants from fire and smoke. Compartments range from half an hour fire resisting to one hour fire resisting, constructed from material designed to withstand fire and smoke, and to protect the escape routes for progressive horizontal evacuation within the hospital. Wide doors and a wide hospital street make it possible to evacuate patients in their beds where necessary. Please ensure that you make yourself aware of the full fire regulations of the Northern Health and Social Care Trust which are available from one of the PGMC staff. No Smoking Policy With effect from 1 May 1998 the Trust implemented a smoke free policy in all premises. The Trust adopted this policy:- As a provider of Health Care the Trust must be a model of good practice reflecting the highest standards in health and safety issues. The Trust has responsibilities towards non-smokers including members of staff, patients and the public. There is increasing evidence surrounding the concerns related to passive smoking. The Trust s Smoking and Health Policy guarantees everyone s right to clean air. The aim of the policy is to ensure that non-smoking is regarded as the norm in all premises throughout the Trust. What does this mean? Trust buildings and vehicles are smoke free. Staff are not permitted to smoke outside the Hospital Main Entrance. Patients will be allowed to smoke only in exceptional circumstances. This will be at the discretion of the Ward

8 8 Manager/Medical Staff and must be adequately supervised. Support is available to staff wishing to stop smoking as outlined in this leaflet. However, staff who smoke in unauthorised areas will be in breach of the Trust Policy and will be leaving themselves liable for action to be taken under the Trust s Disciplinary Procedure. CO-ORDINATORS OF UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION Third Year Medicine Dr R Cunningham/ Dr R Mullan Third Year Surgery Mr M Whiteside Third Year ENT Mr T Delap Fourth Year Obs/Gynae Dr S El Tuhamy Fourth Year Paediatrics Dr D Watkins Fourth Year Anaesthetics Dr J Kennedy Fourth Year A&E Dr O Dornan/ Dr M Jenkins Final Year Medicine Dr C Rodgers Final Year Surgery Mr WIH Garstin Pastoral Tutor Head of Medical Dr Calum MacLeod Education Specialist Registrars in the aforementioned specialties will also be involved in teaching the undergraduates. Pathology Tutorials These are held Thursday afternoons from Please refer to your timetable given to you on arrival for the venue.