On Arrival

On arrival, you will be met by a member of staff from the admissions office who will help you to complete the necessary admission forms and who will take brief notes of your medical history.You will then be taken to the ward where you will meet nursing staff and be examined by a doctor.

What you will require

Comfortable, casual clothing, fireresistant night wear and toiletries including towels. You are requested not to bring electric blankets, kettles, irons or hot-water bottles.

Safe keeping

Valuables, such as expensive jewellery and large sums of money should be returned to your home or immediately deposited in the hospital’s Cash Office, for safe-keeping.The hospital is not responsible for items kept in patients’ rooms. Portable TV sets are not allowed in certain wards, please check with the nursing staff. Alcoholic beverages and any drugs obtained outside the hospital are strictly prohibited.

Medicines

Prescription drugs brought into the hospital will be held by the Pharmacy for a period of seven days after which they will be destroyed. Relatives are requested to remove or reclaim such drugs during this time.

Accommodation

The hospital has a variety ofaccommodation which is allocated by the clinical team.

Your Clinical Team

You will be under the care of a Consultant Psychiatrist and a clinical team comprised of a medical registrar, a nurse, a psychologist, a social worker and an occupational therapist.Your primary nurse or the nurse on duty on your ward will assist if you need to contact any member of the team.

Transfers between wards

During your time at the hospital, your team, in consultation with you, may transfer you to another ward as part of your treatment.

Privacy

The hospital is committed to respecting your privacy and we will do everything we can to ensure this is achieved. In the interests of privacy of others, socialising in other patients rooms is discouraged.

Referrals

Saint John of God Hospital provides a service to and takes referrals from the country as a whole and provides an inpatient facility for the Community Psychiatric Service for South East Dublin based at Cluain Mhuire, Newtown Park Avenue, Blackrock. Read more