Hospital Essentials

basic essentials

and useful gifts

for UK hospital stays

Hospital Essentials

Unexpected hospital stays can leave even the most self-sufficient of us without some of the basic essentials that make us feel human and comfortable. Hospital Essentials aims to help friends and family identify the basic ‘kit list’ and source the essentials, as quickly as possible.

• Print off free lists to take to the shops or home to pack an ‘essentials’ bag for the hospital patient
• Get advice on practical gifts for which people in hospital will be grateful
• Find the right hospital address and parking information to visit or send items by post
• Find NHS patient assistance, and other specialist resources to get help