my friend has been in hospital for a whille we have been in regular contact up untill 6 weeks ago. will the hospital let me know if she is still in? she is in a clinic for anorexia in the uk
i live 5 hour drive from hosp so a long way to go if shes not there . she has no family i could contact
2007-02-03 16:32:57 · 6 answers · asked by charl777 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
PHONE them and tell them that you are her sister, and they usually fall for that one.
all the best with your friend and her recovery.
2007-02-03 16:36:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normally hospital staff are able to tell you whether or not someone is in the hospital.
An anorexia clinic is rather sensitive so they may not.
You could try and ring to find out if they won't tell you if she is there you could always ask them to give her a message to contact you.
That way they won't be breaching any confidentiality.
Of course it won't help if she's not there or doesn't want to see you,but then that would be a wasted trip anyway.
Good luck to you and your friend.
2007-02-03 21:50:02 · answer #2 · answered by mistyblue 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just phone the hospital, find out the visiting times, and ask if your friend can have visitors today. Explain you're planning a five hour drive to get there, and they should tell you if she's no longer a patient there.
2007-02-03 16:42:10 · answer #3 · answered by RM 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well that's the key kiddo. Try to get a hold of a family member or someone who has access to this data. I can only assume that they will have to give authorization for you to get the data you need. Hospitals (here in the US) don't provide just anyone with significant data regarding a patient. Hellow law suit.
2007-02-03 16:39:35 · answer #4 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have u seen recent programme about ,Anorexia?
On T.V.
A young girl was said to have it!
It turned out She was allergic to certain foods.(Foods, not Anox)
Try to find the programme again?sorry cant help more than this,
but youre friend (may not have anox).
If she does. Keep with her.
as long as u write to her she will.know u r comeing as sonn as u can.
2007-02-03 16:55:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i work in a hospital, although confidentialty is of the utmost importance, just ask if your friend is comfortable, if she is still in hospital the nurses will say yes she is comfartable and if she has been discharged, they will say, sorry we have no patient of that name in here, hope this helpsxx, that way you will find out if she is still a patient, please be aware that sometimes the patient may ask for no visitors though, xx
2007-02-03 16:50:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋