Information about Nottingham PCCU
Nottingham’s Paediatric Critical Care Unit (PCCU) has 14 critical care beds and cares for children of all ages, from birth to 18 years of age. It has an integrated High Dependency Unit and Paediatric Intensive Care Unit.
Nottingham specialises in caring for children with breathing problems, brain co
nditions or kidney problems, as well as children who have been in an accident and children with cancer.
How to find Nottingham PCCU? Please use postcode NG7 2UH
Direct phone number to PICU: 0115 9709232
For directions to car park, follow QR code:
The PCCU is located in the Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC) on Derby Road. This is on the western side of the city, just on the east side (inside) of the Nottingham ring road at its junction with the A52. The A52 crosses the M1 at junction 25.
Leave the M1 motorway at junction 25, and take the 'A52 to Nottingham', past Stapleford, Bramcote and Wollaton Park. As you pass the university on your right you will come to a large traffic island with QMC on the right immediately after the island. Turn right here, take the first slip road on the left into the hospital grounds and continue along the hospital perimeter road.
Queen’s Drive Park and Ride site is located off Queens Drive near A52, Clifton Bridge.
A Medilink bus service operates between this site and the QMC. To find using your satnav, use the postcode NG2 1AP.
For the latest car parking and travel information visit www.nuh.nhs.uk
The main patient and visitor parking areas at QMC are car park 1 (East Road) and car park 3 (access at the junction between East Road and South Road).
Parking charges
| 0 to 15 minutes | Free |
| 16 minutes to 1 hour | £2 |
| 1 to 2 hours | £4 |
| 2 to 4 hours | £5.50 |
| Up to 8 hours | £6.50 |
| Up to 24 hours | £8 |
Please note these prices are correct of November 2022, there may be slight differences in the prices if these have been updated since then. You can pay by cash at the parking machines outside, or by credit/debit card at the car parking and security office (inside the main entrance).
1 week permits are also available from the car parking and security office. Payment is by cash or credit/ debit card. Concessions are made for visitors who need to attend hospital regularly. Please ask a member of staff for more information.
From main entrance - at the main entrance, located on B floor, turn left. Follow this corridor to the end. At the end turn left and then right where you will reach the main lift and stairs for East block (purple block).
Take the lift up to E floor. Turn left out of the lift and left again past the drinks machines. The PCCU is on your right hand side. Please ring the door bell once and a member of staff will let you in.
From East Block entrance - once you have parked your car in the visitors’ car park the easiest route to PCCU is to walk down Stores Road. Turn right down East Road and then enter the hospital through the East Block entrance opposite the blue railings. On entering East block you will pass an information point.
Turn right at the junction and follow the corridor until you reach the end at which point you need to turn left and turn left again, where you will reach East Block lifts.
Take the lift up to E floor. Turn left out of the lift and left again past the drinks machines. The PICU is on your right hand side. Please ring the door bell once and a member of staff will let you in.
Out of hours this entrance may be closed, so go through main entrance.
Nottingham PCCU provides overnight accommodation with washing facilities close to the unit for parents. Due to the children’s care needs, parents are not able to sleep at children’s bedsides.
Parents’ rooms will be arranged by the Family Liaison Team or nursing staff upon arrival in the unit.
