We ask that you bring:

• Toiletries.
• Usual day clothes and nightwear.
• Appropriate footwear.
• Any medication you are taking, including any prescribed nutritional drinks.
• Your medical documentation (such as District Nurse notes and ReSPECT forms).
• Medical devices that you are using (such as drains, PEG feeds, colostomy bags, dressings and catheters).

You are welcome to bring in small personal items such as photographs, books and pictures to make you feel more at home.

St Wilfrid’s is unable to accept responsibility (liability) for any personal belongings brought onto the IPU.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are provided for patients, along with nutritional snacks at any time. There is no charge for patient meals.

We offer vegan and vegetarian options and will try to meet any special dietary requests (including faith-informed dietary requirements and different portion sizes), please ask the team.

For those visiting, a range of drinks, snacks and meals is available to purchase from our Street Café from 8am to 4pm, seven days a week. We are very close to a large supermarket that is open until late.

There is a recliner chair in each room, and close relatives and friends are welcome to stay with you overnight in your room.

Rooms also have a TV, and you and your visitors can browse the internet on your personal laptops or devices through our free Wi-Fi connection.

We have a collection of books, jigsaws and children’s toys that are available for you or your visitors to enjoy.  There is also a visitor lounge for making drinks and snacks.

Please bring all your current medications, including any prescribed nutritional drinks.

We will check all medication and use it as part of your care plan (if appropriate). We are able to prescribe and supply any new medication needed.

We have the facility for patients to administer their own medication during their stay if this is safe and appropriate. Ask a member of the team if you would like to do this.

Please also bring:

• Any medical devices you are using (such as drains, PEG feeds, colostomy bags, dressings and catheters).
• Any medical notes you have, including District Nurse notes, ReSPECT forms or any other documentation relating to your illness.

We have no restrictions on visiting times, but we do ask that a quiet time is respected between 1pm and 2pm.

The security of our building is important and access to the Inpatient Unit is managed through an entry phone system.

The front entrance to the building is locked from 5pm to 8am. To access the Inpatient Unit follow signs for ‘Park Entrance’ and use the entry phone.

It should be possible for your pet to visit, speak to a member of the team.

The hospice is a no-smoking building, this includes vaping. There are designated smoking points for anyone wanting to vape or smoke tobacco in the Orchard Garden. For patients, please speak to a member of the team about a smoking risk assessment.

Please be aware that illegal substances are not allowed anywhere in the building or grounds of St Wilfrid’s Hospice.

You will not be charged to stay on the Inpatient Unit.

Beds on our Inpatient Unit are funded in a number of ways: charitable funding provided by the hospice, NHS funding provided by East Sussex Healthcare Trust (ESHT), and All Age Continuing Care funding provided by the local authority. We also receive a government grant that makes up about 30% of our funding.

Ask us if you would like more information about funding.