Mobile phones in hospital?

[Roughquest]

Can you use a mobile ohone in hospital now? They never used to allow it...TIA x

[sherrardk]

When my son was in recently I used mine (secretly!)

[ttfn]

Well it worked for me recently - apparently mobiles aren't the problem with hospital equipment as at first thought. They are also a darn sight cheaper than those on offer at your bedside.

[Buenchico]

Official (NHS) answer:
http://www.nhs.uk/chq...=68&SubCategoryID=162

Chris

[humpy07]

There are still signs around most wards saying not to use them, but no-one pays attention, especially when you see the doctors walking up and down the corridors on theirs. A lot of the time I think the signs are just so you don't disturb other patients - nothing worse than having a common old trout in the bed opposite you gabbing on for hours!

[tamborine]

There are lots of phone masts on our hospital but mobile phones apparently disrupt medical monitors. It would be safer to text rather than talk.

[ummmm]

When I was visiting the Doctor said it was fine to use them.

[boxtops]

The rules are more relaxed now, but it's best to check with the individual ward.
There's a sign in my dentists not to use the phone as it disrupts their equipment. I don't follow that, unless my dentist has a pacemaker!

[ummmm]

I think now it's just a case of good manners.

[sandyRoe]

I don't mind about mobile phones, but not being able to have a smoke is really annoying.

[ayabrea38]

I think a lot of the signs just havent been taken down.
When I was in hospital it was annoying when people got calls on their phone and they weren't there to answer,mind you same could be said for the rip off bedside phones too.
If you smoke outside the hospital now the security guards move you on(then ask for a light when they are off cctv!)

[firewatch]

I used mine alot when my daughter was born, kept to texting most of the time and phoned during visitor times. Also when she was in with gastro i was in isolation and left well alone so used it alot lol

[rowanwitch]

No problems with mobiles and hospital equipment now,, but we always ask patients with camera phones to tape over the lens so they don't breach another patients privacy by taking their piccy