The following shops and services are available in the main hospital foyer on level 6. Situated in the main reception area this is a useful contact for general information e.g. directions to wards and departments, visiting times. The Parking Information Desk is located at the main entrance and is for all enquiries relating to car parking. Located close to the reception desk in the main entrance and is for all enquiries relating to car parking. There are wheelchairs in the main entrance. A pound coin is needed to use a wheelchair - this is refunded when the chair is returned. Free wireless internet services are available for patients, visitors and guests at Derriford Hospital. To connect to WiFi SPARK for the first time simply search for available WiFi networks on your device, select ‘wifispark’ and click connect to automatically connect your browser to the registration page. Once registered your device should automatically connect to the WiFi network where available.
Please note that signal strength may be weaker in certain parts of the hospital and during peak usage periods. The post box is in the main entrance, by the door. Collections are at 5.30pm Monday to Friday and at 11.45pm on Saturday. There are a number of public telephones, one of which has wheelchair access Freephone for taxi service. • Ladies and gents • Baby changing facilities Fresh from Warrens Café Choice of salads, baguettes and rolls made fresh in-house every day Range of healthy option soups as well as traditional bakery products Muesli and fruit pots, cereal bars Sweets treats and pastries, including gluten-free options Hot and cold drinks Eat-in and takeaway service Now open 24 hours a day, every day M&S Simply Food Unit Choice of sandwiches, baguettes and salads Take home groceries items Monday to Friday 7.00 am– 9pm Saturday & Sunday 7.00am – 8.30pm There is a Barclays Bank cash machine, just outside the Trust’s main entrance.
Cash withdrawals from this machine are free. A second cash machine is located outside the Restaurant on level 7. For a wide selection of magazines, books, newspapers, sweets and other useful things. Monday to Friday 7.00 am - 8 00 pm Saturday 8.00 am - 7.30 pm Sunday 8.00 am - 7.00 pm League of Friends Fruit and Flower Shop This well stocked shop provides fruit, dried fruit and nuts, water, a variety of small gifts and other useful items. All profit from the shop is donated to the League’s Charitable Funds and used to purchase hospital equipment and improve patient care. You can find out more about the League of Friends here. Monday to Friday 8.30 am - 6.30 pm Saturday 10 am - 5.00 pm Sunday 12 noon - 4.00 pm League of Friends Book Shop The book shop sells a variety of second-hand hardback and paperbacks. Monday to Friday 10.30 am - 3.30 pm approx. Saturday & Sunday Afternoons only The Lloyds pharmacy service at Derriford Hospital offers an outpatient dispensing service for hospital prescriptions only, as well as retail offerings including over the counter medicines and toiletry products..
The opening times are Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 6.00pm.The newly formed Prince & Princess Society, set up oly last month, have been busy with their first major fundraising project. Readers will remember the story of Gracie-May Fuller. She came to our attention as a toddler back in 2010, through an appeal to raise money for a vital operation to help her walk again. Five years later and Grace has been through many operations. She still uses a wheelchair, but the one she has is now too small for her. The Prince and Princess Society explain, Grace Fuller is an inspirational girl on the Isle of Wight who has undergone many operations to help her walk. Despite having Cerebral Palsy she always has a smile on her face and last year with the Island’s support she managed to have the second operation towards getting her mobile. However, like many children with many different conditions Grace still relies heavily on her wheelchair. Grace’s current chair is now too small for her and held together with a ratchet strap and cable ties.
Grace has come so far and to now be held back because of lack of equipment seems so unfair. The family are attempting to raise the funds and save themselves and thanks to a kind grant are £500 closer to the total £2,000 that is needed to purchase a new suitable chair. Getting mobility equipment when needed is no easy feat and I am asking everyone who has a spare pound or two to get behind this cause and help a family who spend so much of their time helping other Island children by volunteering their time and running another Island charity which supports children. The appeal is just over the half-way target. You can help bring it closer to the £2,000 needed for a new wheelchair by heading over the the Just Giving Page and making a donation. No matter how small, every penny counts. Alternatively you can text PAPS52 £5 (or £10, £20 etc) to 70070. Grace’s Mum explained that ther’s a very long waiting list with the NHS for a suitable wheelchair, hence the need for Islander’s help.
She shared photos of bruises on Grace’s legs due to her wheelchair being too small. How you can help Details of how to support the organisation are on their facebook page. Monday, 14th September, 2015 10:11am Filed under: Community, Health, Island-wide, Top storyBetterlife at Lloyds Pharmacy is the UK’s largest online retailer of Mobility and Independent Living Aids. We specialise in over 4000 products that can help to retain your independence and support your everyday needs. Our aim is to make your life easier where possible and most of all to provide our customers independence. Betterlife was established in 2004 and saw phenomenal growth in the years that followed based on three core values: With this growth the Betterlife business was acquired in 2010 by the Lloyds Pharmacy group. With over 1600 stores nationally Lloyds Pharmacy is the UK’s largest community pharmacy chain. Today, Betterlife continues to apply its core values and now being part of the Lloyds Pharmacy group we are able to offer several lines across the 1600 stores supporting the core online business.