Nurse Call System: Your room is equipped with Nurse Call System. This enables you to summon help whenever you need it. Your room is equipped with a very sophisticated ‘Nurse call’ system and can distinguish between three levels of calls. Your nurse will provide you with more details.
Telephone: A telephone is provided in your room so that you can keep in touch with family, friends and colleagues. All calls will be charged to your personal account on a metered basis. In addition to your own personal phone, there is a pay phone in the main reception area if you or your visitors would like to use it.
Television: Your room is equipped with a colour television that can be operated by a separate remote control unit, or manually on the set itself. You are welcome to use the television at any time, however, in the interest and comfort of other patients, we ask you to reduce the volume, particularly between 1.30pm – 3.30pm and after 10.00pm.
Smoking: For your comfort and safety, our Hospital operates a no-smoking policy throughout. We ask all patients and visitors to observe this rule for the comfort and safety of other patients and of our staff.
Patient lounge and gardens: You and your visitors are welcome to sit in the Patients’ Lounge, located next to the Nurses’ Station. You may stroll or sit and enjoy the garden, but please check with the nursing staff first.
Meals and drinks: We know how important nutrition is in helping you to get better. We will be happy to provide special dietary requirements for a range of tastes and appetites. Please refer to the menu folder and feel free to ask our staff to help and advise you on available choices. Each day, a member of staff will visit your room to take your order.
Meals are served at the following times:
| Breakfast | 8.00am – 9.00am |
| Lunch | 1.00pm – 2.00pm (Please place your request by 11.30am) |
| Dinner | 6.00pm – 7.00pm (Please place your request by 4.30pm) |
Beverages can be served at the following times:
On waking, at breakfast, mid-morning, lunchtime, mid-afternoon, dinner time and late evening.
Security: All external doors are locked at 9.00pm. Any visitors to the Hospital after this time will have to use the Intercom system with nursing staff in the Ward.
Personal electrical appliances: You may use your personal battery operated appliances. In the interests of safety, we may ask you to allow the Hospital Engineer to check all your mains operated appliances before using them.
