Phoning Patients In Hospital

hurrah

Looks like the end is near for Patient Line,s expensive phone service,as Patients will be able to use mobile phones in hospitals within weeks after ministers admitted they can be used safely.

See: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/healthmain.html?in_article_id=442284&in_page_id=1774

Lady_K

I tried to call my daughter in hospital using 1899 and it says they do not offer this service any other ideas? it starts 07022

Heinz

Lady_K wrote: »

I tried to call my daughter in hospital using 1899 and it says they do not offer this service any other ideas? it starts 07022

If you don't have to mobile phone option (see above), the only way is to get her to call you. At least the cost comes down to 'only' 10p/minute that way.

scooper

when my partner was in hospital not lomg ago,he paid i think 4 or 5 pound for the day then when on the phone to top up they ask if you want anyone to know your in hospital,then you give them the numbers of who you do,use the ones you are going to ring the most,then they leave a message on the phone to the person you have given number.then the remaining time you are there the calls to that munber is free to ring BUT NOT for them to ring you.

hope that makes sense,and is helpfull to someone,we found it a godsend as it was so boring for him waiting for his operation.

packetlos

My dad was in hospital for a few weeks not to long ago, he just picked up the patientline phone to hide his mobile just in case, the interference argument is bunk anyway, the hospital is on top of a hill surrounded by some of the most powerful comms masts in the country!

mspig

Patientline have a contract with all the hospitals that they have tv/phone systems in that states that whilst the units are in the hospitals mobile phones are not allowed to be used by patients on the wards.
So even though the government(or whoever) states that mobiles can be used patientline have a contract which the hospitals must adhere to saying they can't.
They have also sent letters out to the hospitals, which has to be passed on to all staff stating that anyone using a mobile must be asked to switch it off.

Heinz

mspig wrote: »

Patientline have a contract with all the hospitals that they have tv/phone systems in that states that whilst the units are in the hospitals mobile phones are not allowed to be used by patients on the wards.
So even though the government(or whoever) states that mobiles can be used patientline have a contract which the hospitals must adhere to saying they can't.
They have also sent letters out to the hospitals, which has to be passed on to all staff stating that anyone using a mobile must be asked to switch it off.

Interesting.

So NHS personnel now having 'policing' responsibilities too with regard to the 'unauthorised' use of mobiles within NHS (our) hospitals where a contract with a private firm for the provision of telephones and television equipment exists.

I wonder what powers of arrest they have also had bestowed upon them?

And what the penalties are?

And when will uniformed NEG personnel begin patrolling with CS gas and rubber hoses for 'enforcement' purposes?

Nudge, nudge, anyone want to buy a Patientline I.D. card?

BexTech

When I was in hospital for a few weeks back in 2002, I used my mobile other patients were using their mobiles, we were even charging them up at the bedside.

No one took any notice, they knew we were using them.

The doctors and nurses in the hospital were all using them too.

This was in Heartlands Hospital.