Admission to hospital : an important reminder
On admission to hospital, you will be asked a number of questions, one of which should be about what faith denomination should be included on your official records. In the often hectic and stressful process of admission this particular piece of information can sometimes be overlooked.
It is vital that, on admission, you ensure that you nominate as Roman Catholic and request that this information be included on your hospital record and passed on to the hospital chaplaincy office. This will alert the team to your presence in the hospital.
Should a patient’s condition deteriorate and become life threatening, either the patient or their next of kin should ask the ward staff to page the on-call Catholic chaplain to request a visit from a priest.
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| Lancaster Royal Infirmary We pray for all those in our local hospitals and for all those who work at the hospital to care for those who are sick. |