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You or your carer can include in your hospital passport any help you need with eating or drinking, or how to tell if you are in pain. Frame's writing is always beautiful. A fictionalised account of her own incarceration, written with such lightness of touch that it's exhilarating to read despite the grim subject. 4. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath Ainsdale Centre for Health and Wellbeing, Sandbrook Road, PR8 3RW Churchtown, Cambridge Road, PR9 7LT You're also able to choose which consultant-led team will be in charge of your treatment, as long as that team provides the treatment you require. All GP practices must provide patients with a blood form when they are requesting or booking a blood appointment. Patients must bring this with them, or we won’t be able to continue the appointment. Current Adult ServicesWe want to make sure that you fully understand your condition and the different treatment and care options available to you. Before you receive treatment, your doctor will explain the treatment plan including the benefits, risks and alternatives. Please ask your care team if you have any questions.

If you, a friend or a family member arewell enough to go home,hospital stays may finishin our discharge lounge. The lounge is a relaxing and calm spaceto wait for transport or medications to take home. You and your healthcare professional will agree the type of appointment you're offered, based on your needs and preferences. You’ll get the same quality of care no matter what type of appointment you have. If your doctor or nurse gives you a prescription you’ll be asked to collect this from the hospital pharmacy or your GP. Please note, as with all NHS prescriptions, you will have to pay a charge unless you are exempt. If you don’t normally pay for your prescriptions, you will need to bring proof of your exemption with you, such as an income support book. NHS.ukoffers more information about paying for prescriptions. Based on the true and strange overlap of John Clare and Alfred Tennyson in a Victorian lunatic asylum (only Clare was a patient), Foulds's novel is a model of the beauty that can be achieved with a restricted setting and characters dictated by the historical record. During your appointment, you may see your consultant or another doctor or nurse working in the same team. All of our staff will be wearing their name badges and will introduce themselves to you.

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Now that he’s in effect publicizing Ben Taub to the world, Nuila does have some fears over “unintended consequences”. Ironically, if The People’s Hospital does too well, it might threaten the very care that Nuila so lovingly chronicles. “Say that the book is successful and it drives lots more people to Ben Taub – we’re already overloaded. I’m worried that we’ll get even more overloaded.” We advise all patients with learning disabilities to bring a carer or friend with them to their appointment. Our outpatient care assistants (OCAs) can also support you during your visit to outpatients and act as chaperones. They can also help direct patients to other departments for tests and investigations.

If you're visiting England or recently moved to England, look up the relevant information about accessing the NHS, as charges may occur. If you are unable to book an appointment online, please call 020 7794 0500 ext 32312, Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays), 8am to 4pm. If you miss the telephone call, or are not able to answer the call, your doctor will review your notes, write a letter to you and your GP and make follow up arrangements as necessary. We encourage visitors, staff and patients living nearby to cycle to the hospital if possible. Cycle parking facilities are available around the hospital.Together you can decide a plan for your ongoing care. This might mean another appointment with them, with another specialist, or with your GP. Upon arrival in the clinic, parents, guardians, or the adult accompanying your child will be asked to consent that blood is taken. If your child is being accompanied by another adult, you must complete a consent form in advance. Opening times