Services Available
Shops and cash points
Northern General Hospital
There is a newsagents situated on Herries Road Drive.
Several smaller shops run by charitable organisations are situated in the Huntsman entrance, Brearley Wing and the Spinal Injuries Unit.
The Royal Bank of Scotland has a small branch at the Huntsman entrance with an ATM accessible from outside the building.
Royal Hallamshire Hosptial
There is a newsagents, flower shop and confectionary shop situated on B Floor of the Royal Hallamshire Hospital.
Voluntary Services
We have 300 volunteers offering a range of services including;
• Welcomer service – at main entrances, helping you find your way
• Outpatient volunteers – in departments offering a friendly face, refreshments and assistance
• Active Response Service – offering departments assistance including running general errands, providing companionship to patients, escorting patients to other areas of the hospital
• Ward Activities volunteers – providing arts and crafts, games and puzzles and other activities on wards
In addition Arts in Health offer;
• Music concerts – musicians provide entertaining music concerts on wards
• Activities – including Pick me Up Pages activity booklet and Things to Do webpage https://arts.sth.nhs.uk/things-to-do.html
For more information about Voluntary Services please call 0114 2715735 or email sth.volunteer@nhs.net
Hospital chaplains
Northern General Hospital
The chaplains on the hospital staff are drawn from a range of faiths. They offer religious care to those from faith groups, plus broader support to anyone facing the deep personal issues that hospital often raises.
The chaplains will not automatically visit you, even if you belong to a faith group. If you would like to see a chaplain, please ask a nurse, relative or friend to leave a message on 0114 271 4999.
The hospital chapel on Vickers E Level is available to all as a place of quiet or prayer. Patients can be brought to a Sunday service at 9.30 am. Or you may wish to receive Holy Communion or prayers at the bedside.
There are Muslim prayer rooms on Chesterman (D level) and Vickers (E Level), and a Robert Hadfield Wing Level AO (Multi faith).
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
The chaplains on the hospital staff are drawn from a range of faiths. They offer religious care to those from faith groups, plus broader support to anyone facing the deep personal issues that hospital often raises.
The chaplains will not automatically visit you, even if you belong to a faith group. If you would like to see a chaplain, please ask a nurse, relative or friend to leave a message on 0114 271 4999.
The hospital chapel on A Floor is available to all as a place of quiet or prayer. Patients can be brought to a Sunday service at 11am. Or you may wish to receive Holy Communion or prayers at the bedside.
There is a Muslim prayer room on B Floor and a multifaith room on the right-hand side of the chapel.
Sheffield Hospitals Charity
Sheffield Hospitals Charity helps thousands of patients being treated for almost every type of condition in the Weston Park, Northern General, Royal Hallamshire, Jessop Wing and Charles Clifford Dental hospitals. For more information or to make a donation, visit www.sheffieldhospitalscharity.org.uk
Post
Please ask your relatives and friends to address letters to
you as follows:
Northern General Hospital
Your full name
Ward name and number
Northern General Hospital
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Herries Road
SHEFFIELD
S5 7AU
If you wish to write to someone, letters can be posted in the hospital post boxes which are in the front halls of Vickers Corridor, the Clock Tower Building and Huntsman Wing. There is a daily collection from Monday to Saturday.
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Your full name
Ward number
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Glossop Road
SHEFFIELD
S10 2JF
If you wish to write to someone, letters can be posted in the hospital post box which is in the lift hall (B floor). There is a daily collection from Monday to Saturday
