Patients and visitors

The Ipswich Hospital exists to provide high quality healthcare and our patients are of vital importance in everything we do. We understand that coming to hospital as a patient or visitor can be a worrying and even upsetting event.

The information in this section will help put you at ease and explain what will happen during your visit.

Consenting to Treatment Infection Control Confidentiality Data Protection Fire Safety	Security Smoking Violent Behaviour Viewing your Medical Records How to Make a Complaint
Your guide to the NHS This booklet, published by the Department of Health, sets out what you can expect from the NHS, and replaces the previous ‘Patients Charter’.   The Care Record Guarantee The NHS Constitution This handbook gives NHS staff and patients acts as a guide to the NHS Constitution, including patients’ rights and responsibilities.

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