Guidance on hospitals and other secondary care services
Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust produce a huge range of information leaflets. These cover a variety of symptoms, conditions and treatments.
Information leaflets for patients and visitors
Last updated: 2nd March 2020
Chalfonts and Gerrards Cross Hospital
How to get to our Hospitals leaflet
First published: 16th March 2018
You can get support and care from the British Red Cross when returning home from hospital.
They can collect you and make sure you have everything you need for your first 24 to 72 hours back at home. They’ll also provide practical and emotional support, whether that’s stocking the fridge, feeding the cat or a just cup of tea and chat. They may then provide up to 12 weeks of support to help you recover as quickly as possible.
Buckinghamshire / Berkshire (South of England)
01235 552 665
Bedfordshire / Hertfordshire (South East of England)
01622 690 011
Last updated: 11th February 2022
The best place to start is the Community Transport Hub run by Community Impact Bucks. You can call on 01296 841026 (10am–4pm) to get advice about transport.
Community Transport Hub Leaflet
Last updated: 30th March 2022
The NHS website is the online ‘front door’ to the NHS. It is the country’s biggest health website and gives all the information you need to make choices about your health. You can find information about hospitals, GPs and dentists and urgent care. As well as basic contact details, you can also find feedback from other people about what they think about these services. It’s not just limited to NHS information. You can also find information about other services in your area (often provided by charities) that can help you with conditions from Alzheimers through to weight loss.
First published: 6th February 2018
The NHS Constitution gives patients the right to access services within maximum waiting times, or for the NHS to take all reasonable steps to offer you a range of suitable alternative providers if this is not possible.
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust has developed a Patient Access Policy to ensure that you are aware of your rights and responsibilities when you are referred.
Understanding the 18 week elective pathway and referral process
First published: 14th June 2018
Hospitals can be disorientating and frightening for someone with dementia, but there is a lot that can be done to make their stay easier to manage.
Last updated: 3rd January 2020
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