Restricted Items
These items, whilst permitted within the ward, should only be managed and safely stored by staff on the ward. Decisions regarding whether individual service users are allowed access to certain items will be made by the Nurse in Charge or the service users Multi-Disciplinary Team. In some circumstances these items will not be retained in the possession of the service user after use. All items intended for the use of service users must be handed to the Nurse in Charge on admission and stored in the locker allocated to that bedroom or patients estates.
- Disposable cigarette lighters
- Toiletries
- Aerosols
- Razors
- Glass makeup containers
- Identity documents
- bank cards
- Items of stationary
- Cutlery
- Tinned foods
- Glassware
- Energy drinks or caffeinated drinks
Prohibited Items
Prohibited Items are not permitted on the ward and these items must be given to the staff on admission, or given to your nearest relative to look after while you are staying on the ward.
- Medication and prescribed creams
- Items used as weapons
- Fire hazard items (flammable liquids, matches, incense)
- Pornographic material
- Clingfilm
- Foil
- Chewing gum
- Blue tack
- Plastic bags
- Rope
- Metal clothes hangers
- Material that incites violence or racial, cultural, religious, gender hatred
- Laser pens
- Animals
- Alcohol
- Illegal substances