What to bring
A bedside locker is available for personal belongings, however storage space in each bedroom is limited so please only bring essential items during your stay. This is important so that we can keep surfaces tidy and clutter-free to allow for easy and effective cleaning, which helps to keep you safe.
If you are due to stay for a long time and need more belongings, please discuss this with your nursing team.
You may wish to use this checklist as a helpful guide of what to bring:
- Medication (see below)
- Clothes and underwear
- Night clothes (with a front opening/buttoning)
- Dressing gown
- Slippers (well-fitting, with a back on the heel)
- Hairbrush or comb
- Shampoo
- Liquid soap (not a bar)
- Toothbrush and toothpaste / dentures cleaner
- Paper tissues
- Glasses and/or contact lenses
- Shaving equipment (any electrical equipment may need to be tested by hospital staff before use)
- Walking stick (if you normally use one)
- Hearing aid and batteries (if you normally use one)
- Mobile phone and charger
- Things to keep you entertained (e.g. ipad or tablet, book and/or magazines).
Medicines
Please bring your regular medicines. These should include all those prescribed by your general practitioner, including:
- Eye drops
- Inhalers
- Patches
- Creams
- Injections
- Any medicines that you take regularly but purchase from your local pharmacy, including any herbal or homeopathic preparations.
The medicines should be in their original packaging. We advise that you bring in at least a week's supply.
These must be shown to your nurse or doctor when you arrive. Your nurse will arrange for them to be stored securely on the ward during your stay.
If you have an anticoagulant record book, methotrexate or lithium monitoring booklet, please bring this with you.
What not to bring
Please do not bring the following into hospital:
- Alcohol
- Knives
- Towels
- Flannels/face-cloths
Valuables
Please do not bring in a lot of money or valuables. If you bring loose change please keep this to a minimum - all of our facilities on site accept card payments.
We regret that the hospital cannot be held responsible for any money or valuables which are not handed over for safe-keeping.