Hospital Procedures

Developed in association with Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust

A series of resources designed to help patients with learning difficulties understand the procedures, sequence of events and people associated with a visit to hospital.

 

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What's in each pack
How to use the packs

Downloads

Pack Name	Application	Price		Size
Child Daycase Operation - booklet		FREE		102Kb
Child Daycase Operation - flashcards		FREE		162Kb
Child Daycase Post-Operative Communication Chart		FREE		57Kb

 

Contents

 

My Daycase Operation (Child)

This pack is made up of two elements:

1. A time-line booklet which takes a step-by-step approach to the sequence of events and people a patient might meet during a trip to hospital. It can be used before the hospital visit, to introduce procedures that are likely to take place and the symbols associated with them.

2. A collection of conversational flashcards that repeat the symbols used in the booklet, along with some useful additional symbols. These can be cut up and used as cue cards during the visit to prepare the patient for what is happening or going to happen next. They also allow the procedures to be practised at home prior to the visit.

Using symbols as well as words helps children and adults with all abilities to make sense of what is happening to them in an often unfamiliar and frightening environment.

Although there may be minor differences in procedures from one hospital to another, the overall pattern will be very similar.

 

The Post-Operative Communication Chart

This helps patients to demonstrate their feelings and what they want, even if they find it hard to say the words. Patients can easily point to the relevant information that they wish to communicate.

Information

Printing the PDF Files

These files can be printed directly from Acrobat Reader. You do not need any of the Widgit Products to access these files, but you will need to have Adobe Acrobat installed.

 

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