Laptops in Hospitals
 

got an operation coming up at Burnley and i was wondering if i could take my laptop into hospital with me? do they allow them on the wards?

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don't think so shaz, had to sneak one in about 4/5 yrs back fer a friend. better pm one of our members to check fer sure.;)

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i know, i was gutted too, none of my family will be coming to visit me because it's a foreign country :(

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they wont like you plugging it in Shaz because it won't have been PAT tested by them and be on there register of portable electrical equipment

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You got a date yet for it?

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No need to be pat tested if it a new. We allow them on our ward,have seen patients using them on medical wards.

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Do you allow them to plug untested power supplies in though?

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only went for the pre-op Thursday, now come on Neil, they aren't that fast

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Some have to be pat tested but we have this done for them within a couple of days and i think it depends on the plug circuit whether they need doing.

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Yes I do.
Like I said I can't understand the pre op with no op date. If the op is months away they will have to do another pre op.

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She will be in over night and only then if she has no one to stay at home with her for the first night.

Its only a lobotomy reversal she is having, nothing major :rolleyes::D

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Yet again proving Ignorence is bliss.

Just because you allow it doesn't make it legal,

Portable Appliance testing was introduced to ensure that ALL devices that 'plug' into the mains no matter what their age are tested and a record of that test and a tested sticker must be applied in a prominent position on the device, on a regular basis, before it can legally be used.

The above paragraph is a very, very, short version of the rules and reg's concerning electrical safety in the workplace.

Please, Turkishdismay make sure of your facts before applying pinky to keyboard.
:rolleyes:

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i told you not to tell anyone, i want people to think it's for my arm, numpty :rolleyes:

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The mind boggles! 'WE' have this done for them, the rules further state that tests must be done by competent people, I know 'competent' is a bit of a get out clause, but no way are you competent.

You think wrong, it has to be done if someone is plugging it into the mains no matter what the circuit is.
:(

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i told you what she said when i came out, she said it's usually within 2 weeks of the pre-op