Please tell us before you arrive if you have any special needs, for example, if:
- you are disabled/have mobility problems; you eat a special diet;
- you use special equipment, such as a hoist or a support chair;
- you prefer to have written information in large print;
- you want us to translate information into a language other than English;
- you want us to provide information through British Sign Language.
Please tell us about any special needs by calling the ward you are coming to. The number is listed in the letter we sent with this booklet.
For further information on support available please see our disability page
Don’t forget to cancel deliveries such as newspapers or milk and to make arrangements
for your pets.
Please tell us as soon as possible if you cannot make the date we have given you by calling the
number in the letter we sent with this booklet.
If you receive a pension or State benefit please tell the Benefits Agency that you are coming into hospital. You can find their number in the BT phone book.