Staying in hospital
  • You may need to stay in hospital overnight or for longer.
  • This might have been planned.
  • Or it might be because of an accident or emergency.
  • Staff must make reasonable adjustments to make your stay comfortable

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Helping you through a hospital stay.

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Helping you through a hospital stay.

Same sex accommodation in hospital.

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Same sex accommodation in hospital.

What to pack for your hospital stay (women).

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What to pack for your hospital stay (women).

Oxford university hospitals patient liaison service.

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Oxford university hospitals patient liaison service.

How to make a complaint about an oxford university hospital.

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How to make a complaint about an oxford university hospital.

NHS complaints standard.

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NHS complaints standard.

Hospital feedback form.

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Hospital feedback form.

How to prevent children from falling from their hospital beds (widgit symbols).

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How to prevent children from falling from their hospital beds (widgit symbols).

Going to hospital (full widgit symbols).

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Going to hospital (full widgit symbols).

Going to hospital – a checklist.

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Going to hospital – a checklist.

Leaving hospital (full widgit symbols).

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Leaving hospital (full widgit symbols).

Going to hospital (key widgit symbols).

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Going to hospital (key widgit symbols).

Leaving hospital (key widgit symbols).

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Leaving hospital (key widgit symbols).

Leaving hospital checklist.

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Leaving hospital checklist.

Leaving hospital – everything you need to know.

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Leaving hospital – everything you need to know.

Everything you need to know when leaving hospital.

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Everything you need to know when leaving hospital.

Changing your hospital.

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Changing your hospital.

My hospital visit – for kids.

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My hospital visit – for kids.

My hospital visit.

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My hospital visit.

Why you are in hospital and how you will be helped.

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Why you are in hospital and how you will be helped.

Recovering after a stay in hospital.

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Recovering after a stay in hospital.

Other reading resources.

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How to meet the needs of people with profound and multiple learning disabilities in hospital.

How to meet the needs of people with profound and multiple learning disabilities in hospital.

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