{"id":135,"date":"2017-08-18T11:39:56","date_gmt":"2017-08-18T10:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/cotswoldhouse\/?page_id=135"},"modified":"2024-12-13T14:36:24","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T14:36:24","slug":"preparation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/cotswoldhouse\/service\/marlborough\/treatment\/preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"What to bring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-204 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/cotswoldhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/08\/cwh-what-to-bring.jpg\" alt=\"Photo showing a personal item a patient has brought with them.\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/08\/cwh-what-to-bring.jpg 700w, https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/08\/cwh-what-to-bring-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/08\/cwh-what-to-bring-620x266.jpg 620w, https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/08\/cwh-what-to-bring-100x43.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Upon arrival,\u00a0you will be shown to your own room with an en-suite wet room.\u00a0 The room already contains a bed, chair, desk, bedside table and wardrobe. All bed-linen and towels are provided and there are extra blankets and duvets available if you are cold.\u00a0 Laundry facilities are provided, with washing powder and fabric softener, so there is no need to bring your own.<\/p>\n<p>A member of staff will take an inventory of your belongings shortly after arrival.\u00a0 Valuables can be stored in the safe in the Nurses Office.\u00a0 However, bringing in any valuables is at patients\u2019 risk.\u00a0 A maximum of \u00a320 cash is permitted per patient, which will enable you to buy toiletries, magazines etc from the Hospital Shop.<\/p>\n<p>See our <a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/cotswoldhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/01\/4.-Patient-Guide-2015-for-website.pdf\">Patient Information Guide<\/a> for more.<\/p>\n<h3>Helping you settle in<\/h3>\n<p>Personal effects that you may like to bring in to make your stay at Cotswold House more comfortable might include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Laptop and dongle (3 network is usually the best)<\/li>\n<li>Blanket<\/li>\n<li>Sleep mask<\/li>\n<li>Toiletries<\/li>\n<li>Flannels<\/li>\n<li>Hairdryer<\/li>\n<li>Slippers<\/li>\n<li>Coat hangers<\/li>\n<li>Laundry bag<\/li>\n<li>Games<\/li>\n<li>Photos<\/li>\n<li>Journal<\/li>\n<li>Distractions e.g. knitting, cross-stitch, puzzle books, reading books etc<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All electrical items (including chargers) need to be PAT tested and we will pay for this.\u00a0 However, we request that the number of items is limited to 5 or fewer.\u00a0 We also request that photos, posters, etc are only displayed on the notice boards provided.\u00a0 Mobile phones are permitted, but they are not to be used during group or at the dining table.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ohft-box red\">\n<p><strong>Please note that the Trust will not take responsibility for any items that are lost or broken<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>What&#8217;s not allowed<\/h3>\n<p>The following items are not permitted on the unit, and should not be brought with you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Food and drinks (because we will be providing it)<\/li>\n<li>Razors and nail scissors are permitted but will need to be stored safely<\/li>\n<li>Mugs and drinking glasses (because we provide them)<\/li>\n<li>Sweeteners<\/li>\n<li>Chewing gum<\/li>\n<li>Medication including pain relief, multi-vitamins etc. (because we provide everything you need)<\/li>\n<li>Laxatives<\/li>\n<li>Knives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upon arrival,\u00a0you will be shown to your own room with an en-suite wet room.\u00a0 The room already contains a bed,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":131,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-135","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/cotswoldhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/cotswoldhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/cotswoldhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/cotswoldhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/cotswoldhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/cotswoldhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":627,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/cotswoldhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/135\/revisions\/627"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/cotswoldhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/cotswoldhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}