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Preparing for your stay in hospital

Please check your admission date

Your admission letter tells you the date of your admission, the name of your ward and the consultant who will be taking care of you.

If you are unable to attend for your admission or have changed your mind about having treatment, please let us know as soon as possible. We can then offer your admission date to another patient. You will find the contact telephone number on your admission letter. A new date will be sent to you as soon as it is possible for the consultant to re-arrange your admission. Alternatively, if you have changed your mind, an outpatient appointment can be arranged for you to see your consultant.

Are there special instructions for admissions?

Please check your admission letter to see if there are any special instructions you need to follow before your admission. For example, you may be asked not to eat or drink or take your medicines before you come to hospital. If you do not understand the instructions or you have questions then please call the ward. You will find the name or number of the ward you are being admitted to on your admission letter.

What happens on the morning of my admission?

On the morning of your admission please call the ward where you will be staying by 0900 hours to check that a bed is available for you. The contact number is on your admission letter. It is usually late to mid afternoon before you will be admitted. Like any other hospital in the country, it is impossible for Addenbrooke’s to predict how many emergency admissions will come into hospital and this may sometimes mean that a bed is not available for you. We are sorry if this happens, a new date will be arranged for you as soon as possible.

What happens if I am feeling ill?

If you are unwell on the morning of your admission, please contact the telephone number on your admission letter. A new date for your admission will be arranged with you as soon as possible.

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