Yeovil District Hospital is committed to ensuring all patients and visitors receive the same excellent level of service and treatment.

If you are due to attend our Hospital, as a patient or a visitor, and have any kind of disability, please let us know either in advance or speak to a member of staff when you arrive and we will do out utmost to accommodate your needs.

All wards have notices which alert staff that you have a visual impairment. If you would like to have one by your bed please ask. This will help staff, particularly those serving meals and refreshments.

Please tell staff if you have hearing difficulties and they will do all they can to assist you and can arrange for an interpreter if necessary.

If you have support equipment you would like to bring into hospital with you please arrange it with the ward staff. All items should be clearly and securely labelled. Electrical equipment must be checked by our Facilities Department before being used if it is not brand new.

Acute Learning Disability Liaison Nurse for adults with a Learning Disability

Yeovil District Hospital has an Acute Learning Disability Liaison Nurse available for advice or support:

• if you, or the person you care for, needs patient information in Easy Read/picture format
• if you would like to visit the unit or hospital to look around and meet staff before you come into hospital
• if you would like to discuss any issues that concern you

What the liaison nurse will do:

• Make sure the person has access to all the information needed when coming into hospital.
• Inform hospital staff of any special arrangements required for the patient’s appointment, treatment, or stay in hospital.
• Support the patient in understanding and communicating their needs.
• Co-ordinate discharge arrangements between the patient, carers, community and hospital staff.

Please contact: Tania Andrews, Acute Learning Disabilities Liaison Nurse,Telephone: 07825 193448