Guiting ward

Please note: Smoking is not permitted in any building or within the grounds of any of our sites. Information and support is available to any patients who wish to stop smoking. Nicotine Replacement Therapy is available to help reduce your cravings during your stay.

Food and drink

• Breakfast: 8am
• Lunch: 1pm
• Dinner: 6pm

All meals are served from a hot trolley, apart from breakfast, and drinks are available throughout the day.

There are a variety of shops and restaurants in our hospitals. Read more about food and drink.

Free Wifi

Free Wifi is available on all our wards. If you have any difficulty accessing this, please speak to a member of ward staff.

Going home

When you arrive on the ward your nurse will advise you approximately how long your stay in hospital will be. We hope you have already made some plans and preparations for your discharge and how you will manage when returning home.

Discharge planning starts as soon as you are admitted as we like to know your social circumstances and give you a proposed date for discharge. A more definite date is normally given 24 hours before your discharge. For your discharge to go ahead, the team looking after you will ensure that you are fit and ready.

If you have any other questions, please speak to the nursing staff on the ward.

Ward Pledge

1. Your care will be evidenced based provided by registered nurses who will take pride in their profession and the uniform we wear: we will adhere to our professional standards, supported by our skilled health care support workers.
2. We will treat you as we would want our family to be treated: with kindness and compassion to protect your privacy and dignity.
3. We will communicate openly and honestly with you, advocate for you and be your voice when you don’t have one. There will be no decision about you without you or your family.
4. We will deliver high quality holistic care, focusing on your individual care needs. We will support you to be as independent as possible and treat you with kindness and respect. We will strive to maintain your privacy and dignity and respect your cultural values.
5. We will take pride in maintaining a clean, safe, clutter free environment which is welcoming to you, your visitors and our colleagues.
6. We are committed to regularly assessing your nutritional needs, protect your meal times and support your cultural and dietary needs. We will address nutrition concerns promptly and provide assistance where required in a suitable prepared space.
7. We will promote an open and honest culture. Listening and responding to your feedback and concerns promptly. We will use these as opportunities for learning and improvements in your care.
8. We will endeavour to engage in opportunities for ongoing development and learning in caring for the elderly person embedded in practice.
9. We aim to create and foster an ethos with attitudes and practices that supports the translation of Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s values in caring for the elderly person.
10. We will create and maintain a safe and comfortable environment for the elderly person receiving care and are in vulnerable situations.