paceo

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as title, im going in for another operation, would i be able to take a 15 inch TV in there to watch the world cup at my bedside?

neil73

Most hospitals now have a overhead tv on each bed mate

cossiejay

you cant up here as all beds now have them but costs £3.50 a day

Coldo

Yeah as above, £3 a day or something when i was in at new year, tv screen with internet, phone etc etc...

paceo

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the royal national orphapaedic hospital at stanmore doent have tvs on the beds as i was there in december last year.

cozzy jeff

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my mate wanted to take his laptop in to watch films on while he was in and they said he could if he had it tested for electrical safety by an elecrition.

paceo

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loads of patients had laptops!

tabetha

Think you can't due to the electric regs and liability issues.
tabetha

paceo

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ill ring them tomorrow.

StephenC

quick PAT test and they cant argue, surely

D.K.

I was in hospital couple of weeks ago and i had my laptop in there with no problems but they wernt allowing hand held tvs or radios. Take ya lappy with you and watch it on there

Isaac.Hunt

I was told similar by a nurse regarding my phone charger when I was in hospital this year. I just waited for her to leave, then plugged it back in. It will be PCT protocol on electrical safety and liabilities as above, but I doubt individual nurses/doctors are going to search for problems. A tv is more obvious as it is quite obviously powered from the mains constantly.

Ironically she was very concerned by my phone charger blowing the whole place up....meanwhile at 3am I was trying to buzz for a nurse and nothing happened. Turns out that somebody hadn't plugged in my emergency buzzer. Brilliant! Lol.

If I were you I would give them a ring and ask. If they have them for £3 a day all is well, and if you cannot have one then you won't have to lug it in to sit next to a blank screen.

Psycho Warren

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I wonder how much of the £3 a day goes to the hospital or is it usual rip off private contractors??? Same with the phones!!

Rsmat

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im almost sure its contracted out...fookin rip off if ya ask me.

XRdodgybird

When my other half went in for his appendics removing he took his playstation in, never had to pay for the tv either!

Psycho Warren

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yeah this is exactly whats wrong with privatisation and healthcare!! if the profit went into healthcare rather than some fatcat company directors pocket then wed have much better healthcare!!

Business models of practice and efficiency great, but profits going out of the hospital is wrong IMO.