While you are in hospital, you will need only small amounts
of money, to pay for things such as newspapers, telephone calls,
and any items you buy from hospital shops or the ward trolley.
Please do not bring large sums of money with you. If it us unavoidable
to do so, please give the money to your relatives to take home
or to a member of the nursing staff, who will the money in the
hospital safe. The member of staff will give you a receipt, which
you must produce when you leave to reclaim the money. Large sums
of money deposited in this way are always repaid by cheque. The
Hospital regrets that it cannot accept any responsibility for
the loss of property unless it has been handed over to staff in
this way and a receipt obtained.
The Hospital cannot accept responsibility for valuable items
brought in by patients, and such items are best left at home.
If necessary, valuable or sentimental items can be consigned to
the hospital safe, and patients wishing to do this must complete
a form, which can be obtained from the ward staff.
