Looking at the info on the NHS Grampian website Ray, it clearly states the use of mobiles within the hospital is not permitted due to what they describe as interference with electrical equipment. I will be on a high dependency ward for a while, though hopefully not all the time. I will ask about taking my phone, but that's what is posted on the website as of the end of July this year.
I just wondered if anyone has used these Patientline facilities. You can almost guarantee they won't be accessible to us. Blimey it's expensive being incapacitated isn't it? (smile.)
Jackie----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 10:04 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Access to Patientline facilities
Jackie, I understand Patient Line has had to bring its prices down of late, no doubt due to competition from people using their mobiles. I'd say there's a fair chance you can use your mobile in hospital, and a lot of the stories put around about interference to 'sensitive' equipment were spread no doubt by patient line itself, and don't think I'm being unduly synical there. Still this said there are some units in hospitals that might indeed have issues with mobiles. From Ray I can be contacted off-list at: mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jackie Cairns Sent: 24 October 2007 9:50AM To: Access UK Mailing List Subject: [access-uk] Access to Patientline facilities Hi All Browsing the website of the hospital I shall be admitted to soon, I have pasted below some information about Patientline facilities, and wonder if anyone has used them before and, if so, how accessible they are. The last time I was in there they just had a pay phone that you could spend a fortune to access with a card you put in the slot. But it seems to have gone a lot further than that now, and I wonder if anyone else has used the facilities available. Thanks. Jackie Patientline® is now available as an option to patients on some of our wards. This system lets you make and receive phone calls from your bedside. Family and friends can call you directly at your bedside, using your personal Patientline® number. If you have to move to a different ward during your stay, your Patientline® account moves with you. Outgoing telephone calls are charged at 26p per minute. Incoming calls are charged to the caller at 39p per minute off peak times and 49p per minute at peak times. The answer phone and messaging services are free. The Patientline® system also gives you access to 33 TV channels, 5 radio channels, internet and e-mail facilities and 8 games. The radio channels are available for free. All the other services (excluding phone calls) cost £2.90 for 24 hours, £7.00 for a 3 day package (saving you £1.70) or £10.00 for a five day package (saving you £4.50). As well as offering the radio channels for free, Patientline® offer a number of other free services including 1 hour of free TV each day at breakfast-time and free TV for children up to and including 16 years of age (until 9pm). Vending machines have been installed in public areas throughout the hospitals so that you or your relatives can purchase cards which will enable you to use the services available. Credits for using the system can also be purchased using your credit or debit card at your bedside unit. You will receive information on using Patientline® when you enter hospital. Information leaflets are also available in public areas of the hospitals. __________ NOD32 2612 (20071024) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition.Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.8/1089 - Release Date: 23/10/2007 19:39
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