Victoria Ward
Patients are admitted to Victoria Ward at The Friary for a variety of reasons including:
- Acute illness
- Palliative care
- Rehabilitation following general surgery
- Orthopaedic surgery
- Monitoring of new drug therapy or convalescence to enable discharge plans to be completed
Water flow and other building repairs – 18 January 2023
Problems with low internal water flow at The Friary Community Hospital in Richmond, have previously affected patients’ washing and bathing facilities on the hospital’s Victoria Ward.
As a result the building’s landlord, with the support of NHS Property Services, has been carrying out urgent work to rectify the internal water pressure problems and carry out other maintenance to the ward.
Other services provided at the Friary are unaffected and continuing as normal.
In addition to work on the Victoria Ward, the building’s landlord and NHS Property Services are carrying out other work to the building.
While this work takes place the Victoria Ward is temporarily closed to new inpatient admissions.
As soon as the building’s landlord and NHS Property Services have completed their work, the Victoria Ward will again be receiving new patient admissions.
Services
As well as inpatient services South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation trust also provides the following services from The Friary.
- Outpatient clinics
- Physiotherapy department
- Drop-in audiology
- Chiropody
- Phlebotomy
- X-ray department
- Dietetics
- Speech therapy
GP medical cover
Medical cover is also provided by GPs.
If you need to see a GP, please do not use the Victoria Ward switchboard or Friary clinics number.
Eight practices use the facilities regularly and three practices by negotiation. An occupational therapist and a physiotherapist support the nursing team.
Intermediate care
The trust works jointly with North Yorkshire social services to provide an intermediate care facility.
Suitable clients are able to benefit from a proactive rehabilitation programme for up to six weeks.
This involves occupational therapy and physiotherapy, and is supported by a team of dedicated healthcare assistants who initiative the programme. The day unit has facilities for up to ten patients at a time to attend for day care and is available on Monday and Wednesday.
Outpatient clinics
- Surgical
- Orthopaedic
- Medicine
- Rheumatology
- Paediatrics
- Mental health
- Family planning
- Audiology
Facilities
- Access to TV
- Public telephone
- Wheelchair access
- Disabled parking
