The Medical Treatment Unit (MTU) caters for adult patients referred from any speciality, attending for treatment, procedures or investigations that do not require an overnight stay.
Please wear comfortable clothing for your treatment. This will help you feel at ease and allow for any procedures to be carried out easily.
Tea, coffee and squash are provided.
If you're here all day or over lunchtime, please bring a packed lunch.
If you need to fast before your treatment, we’ll provide a sandwich, fruit and biscuits afterwards.
Please let us know if you have special dietary requirements when you arrive.
To help pass the time, you can bring:
A book or magazine
A tablet or other device (please bring headphones so others are not disturbed)
We also provide a selection of magazines, kindly donated by the Friends of the hospital.
You may bring your mobile phone, but please respect the privacy of other patients during your visit.
Please note: The Trust cannot take responsibility for personal belongings.
Toilet facilities are available within the unit
If you have poor mobility and need help to get to the unit, our volunteer team on reception at the front of the hospital will be pleased to assist you.
There is a café and restaurant within the hospital where relatives can wait for you. Carers can accompany a patient and assist dogs are permitted onto the unit, both at the discretion of the nurse in charge.
