Items you will need
- your admission letter, if you have one
- your usual day and night wear and appropriate footwear
- personal hygiene items
- all the prescribed medicines you are already taking. This should include prescribed medicines and any medicines you regularly take, which you have bought over the counter in a pharmacy, and any repeat prescriptions
- if you normally use an aid or appliance, such as hearing or walking aids, please bring this with you
We understand that having personal items with you can make your hospital stay more comfortable. However, hospitals are busy public spaces, and we ask that you bring only essential items to reduce the risk of loss or damage.
Valuable retrieval and access
- Valuables can be retrieved between 8:30am to 1:00pm, 2:00pm to 4:00pm, Monday to Friday.
- • Please speak to a member of staff if you need to store or access your items.
We are committed to supporting you to get up and dressed during the day so please ensure you bring enough casual day clothes.
We are a Smokefree Trust and we will support you with smoking cessation advice during your time in hospital.
Smokefree trustValuables
A small bedside cabinet is provided for your personal belongings. Please do not bring in large amounts of cash, and do not bring in any jewellery or other valuables.
The Trust cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage to your personal property. We do not have any provision for the storage of personal valuables and belongings.
Please take especially good care of personal items such as dentures and hearing aids.
You will be asked to sign a disclaimer should you decide to bring items of value with you to hospital.
Personal belongings
We understand that having personal items with you can make your hospital stay more comfortable. However, hospitals are busy public spaces, and we ask that you bring only essential items to reduce the risk of loss or damage.
What to bring
- Glasses, hearing aids, dentures
- Comfortable clothing
- Prescription medications
- A small amount of money (if needed)
What to avoid
- Valuables such as jewellery or large sums of cash
- Irreplaceable personal items
Please note:
• Please speak to a member of staff if you need to store or access your items.
Large amounts of money must be handed to staff for safekeeping.
Valuables can be retrieved between 8:30am to 1:00pm and 2:00pm to 4:00pm, Monday to Friday.
We advise patients to keep to a minimum the amount of property that they bring with them and encourage them to hand over for safekeeping any valuables or money that they cannot leave at home. If patient`s decide to keep personal items of property with them, they need to be advised this will be at their own risk.
The hospital cannot accept responsibility for any lost or damaged property unless it has been formally handed over to staff for safekeeping. Please ensure all items are clearly labelled with your name.