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
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.
The GPs who operate from our hospital are part of North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). 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