Pocket Adult Hospital: Colorcards

A pack for staff and visitors, this work is for people with communication difficulties, a stay in hospital can be a difficult and upsetting time. These 40 photographic cards help the client, therapist and carers to discuss worries or issues; to communicate needs or wants; and to aid familiarisation with the environment or procedures.

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An essential pack for staff and visitors, this work is for people with communication difficulties, a stay in hospital can be a difficult and upsetting time. These 40 photographic cards help the client, therapist and carers to discuss worries or issues; to communicate needs or wants; and to aid familiarisation with the environment or procedures. It includes: personnel (eg, nurse; physiotherapist; speech language therapist); medical procedures (eg, X-Ray; MRI/Cat scan; ECG; videofluroscopy); equipment (eg, thermometer; zimmer frame; commode; bedpan); paperwork (menu card; appointment card; medical notes); and, moving on (eg, leaving hospital; the canteen; nursing home; an ambulance).