Queen Alexandra Hospital
Cosham, Portsmouth
Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust is a large district general hospital providing comprehensive acute and specialist services.
The main site is the Queen Alexandra Hospital located in Portsmouth and their staff and over 600 volunteers work across Portsmouth and South East Hampshire. Queen Alexandra Hospital Portsmouth NICU is a Tertiary neonatal intensive care unit offering medical intensive, high and special care to pre-term and sick term babies born in and around Portsmouth, the Wessex region and further afield.
Families from Jersey can often be transferred to Portsmouth with their premature babies.
Jersey General Hospital switchboard
Call: 01534 442 000
Jersey Travel Office
Call: 01534 442 310 open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm and Saturday 9am-1pm.
(If travel support is needed out of office hours, please call the Jersey Travel Office number and you will be redirected for assistance.)
Queen Alexandra Hospital
Switchboard Call: 023 9228 6000
Neonatal Unit call: 023 9228 3231 or 023 9228 3232
Accommodation
The best option for staying close to the hospital
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Accommodation is available for parents on the unit (subject to availability) this is comprised of four rooms in a parent only area and an adjacent lounge. There are kitchen and bathroom facilities too.
Other accommodation for parents is available off the unit but on the hospital site.
There are laundry facilities available for parents/carers to use on Starfish ward-Paediatrics.
Local hotels and B & B’s
The Red Lion-Innkeepers Lodge
London Road, Portsmouth, PO6 3EE
Call: 0239 238 2041
This accommodation is within walking distance to the hospital.
Portsmouth North Harbour Hotel
Portsmouth Port Solent Hotel
Both hotels are a 10-minute car journey from the hospital.
Portsmouth Marriott Hotel
Southampton Road
Portsmouth
PO6 4SH
Tel:044 23 9238 3151
Holiday Inn Express Portsmouth North
Eastern Road, Farlington.
Portsmouth
PO61UN
Transport
Transport details by plane, bus or car
Airlines flying to London Gatwick are as follows:
British Airways: www.britishairways.com
Easyjet: www.easyjet.com
Iberia: www.iberia.com
The only airline that flies directly to Southampton Airport is Flybe.
Aqua Cars: 02392654321
(They also have a courtesy phone in the Hospital main reception.)
Buses and other travel information
10 minute bus journey from the train station.
Flying to Southampton
From Southampton Parkway to Soton Central change to Cosham.
Flying to Gatwick
Train to Cosham direct-1 hour 17 minutes journey time.
National Rail
Call: 0845 748 4950
Thrifty Hire Cars
Thrifty.co.uk
Call 02392 214 888
Local Shops & Food
Store details
16 High Street, Cosham
Opening Hours:
Monday to Friday 7am to 10pm
Saturday 7am to 8pm
Sunday 10am to 4pm
2 High Street, Cosham
Opening hours:
Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm
Sunday 10am to 4pm
Feedback from families that have stayed in the Neonatal Unit, found that ordering a meal from Just Eat was easy and convenient. Order your takeaway and have it delivered to the main entrance of the hospital. You will need to be there waiting to receive the delivery.
Or install the Just Eat app onto a smart phone.
