How to prepare your patient for a hospital visit

Under Review — this page was due to be reviewed by Thursday, 19 March 2026. The information shown here may be outdated.

Ask the patient's carer to fill in a Hospital Passport (Download below) for them to take into hospital. This contains basic information to help them and the hospital staff if admission to hospital is needed or when attending an appointment.
Encourage the patient to watch the UCLH Learning Disabilities videos or RFL Going into Hospital video prior to their visit
Notify the appropriate hospital acute liaison nurses for learning disability patients that the person is coming into the hospital
- Royal Free London: Sarah Lally
  - t: 020 7794 0500 ext 39517 / 07903 225 052
  - e: s.lally@nhs.net
- Barnet and Chase Farm Hospital: Tamara McNamara
  - t: 07931 290 623 / 020 8216 4474
  - e: tamara.mcnamara@nhs.net
- UCLH: Sarah Cope
  - t: 020 3447 8238
  - e: sarah.cope5@nhs.net
  - print off/encourage the patient to read the relevant easy-read leaflets on the UCLH website
- Whittington Health: Ruth Wetherall
  - t: 020 7288 5358 / 07876 145 298
  - e: ruth.wetherall@nhs.net

Review date: Thursday, 19 March 2026

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