Hairdreseer At Royal Blackburn
 

Was at the hospital today and noticed that one of the units is going to be a hairdressers. Think this is a good idea for the patients who are able to make use of such a facility. I always find that a trip to the hairdressers lifts my spirits. I have never seen one in a hospital before and was wondering what everybody else thought of the idea.

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Just what I thought!!

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I think it's a good idea, and will hopefully help lift the spirits of thosee patients who are in for a while. It would be nice to think that the hairdressers will also visit the wards, for those people who can't make it to the salon.

I wonder if this idea will catch on?

What next?

Pub?

Travel agents?

Massage parlour?

:D

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When i went to preston outpatients there is a hairdressers in there and a clothes shop and cafe. I think its a good idea. When mum was in burnley there was a hairdresser who came round the wards once a week. She liked that it was someone different she looked at it as someone different to talk to from friends and family that went and visited her. There was one in Rossendale as well. I cant remember about Fairfield if there was one that went in there. You had to book she came round one day and then came back and did your hair a couple of days later.

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I wonder if this means the barber, who goes round giving people Brazilians before their operations, has been laid off?

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Can you not behave?:rolleyes:

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Yes.

Especially if I'm having a short back and sides in the downstair department, by a man with a cut throat razor.:D

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I'll bet:eek:

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think its a good thing,having had a few stays meself, its crap in hospitals, not meaning the care of coarse,but yer bored out yer box, gettin yer barnet cut would certainly be a lift.:)

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Yes it would give you something to look forward too apart from the next injection and the next load of tablets. :D

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Did you get a free hair cut when you went in for your brain surgery?

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I remember us having a hairdresser who used to come round and do the long-stay elderly patient's hair but this was many moons ago. I reckon that the barber was probably given the chop years ago and paitents coming in for operations probably have to shave themselves or the nurses have to do it (I know that we always had to shave the women).

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probably charge top prices too!!
if its free then im all for it:D

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I think that a hairdresser in the hospital is a fabulous idea. Lots of people feel uplifted when they've had their hair done.

I remember just before I had my Caesarean section, the midwife came in brandishing a lady razor, which was a man's razor with a pink handle.:rolleyes:
She said, 'Do you want your husband to shave you or shall I?'

I couldn't answer quick enough 'You do it please':D

Who would entrust this job to a fella? I'd probably have ended up with I woz ere shaved into it or something.:D

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I think its a brilliant idea. I know when I had Harry I felt horrid because I was very ill and could only just wash myself I didn't feel up to washing my hair. A hairdresser would have been fantastic.

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Same with me when I had my C section; the razor and the kidney dish were offered with a " can you do it yourself ?" Not blummen likely ! I couldn't see it let alone shave it !:rolleyes:

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It is open now.

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Think it's a brilliant idea. Should also have a beauty salon, that would be fantastic. Imagine been able to get nails, hair etc done, now that would lift your spirits.

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yeh i think its a great idea too. and if they go to the wards to do peoples hair that are to sick to go to the hairdressers would be great too.

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I'm up there tomorrow I will try and do a bit of market research, see if they intend going mobile onto the wards.

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I'm thinking they probably wont, as health and safety is a major issue now and it might be seen as unclean to do it, so maybe the nurses might make an effort to take the down if theyre unable to get to the unit themselves.

I think its a brilliant idea though, I love going to get my hair cut when I am feeling unwell, makes me feel so much better, so it will definatly uplift the spirits of those having to be in the hospital, where its often very dull and tiresome.

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I thought about that after I posted what with MRSA and different things they maybe won't be allowed on the wards. I think a hairdo lifts most womens spirits so can only be a good think while stuck in hospital IMO.

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I guess that if it was done in the past without any serious health issues though then maybe they'll find a way to do it to the same clean standards. I think that to be honest, cleaners just get mocked for their job as its seen as low to clean up after people, so they just aren't putting as much effort into their job as before. I mean, cleaners should get a bit more respect when they are so important to keeping so much in order for us, and that goes for all sorts of cleaners like bin men/street sweepers etc.
What would our towns be like without them?

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i think its great i rememeber at queens park a group of ladies used to go round and do peoples make and nails.... it always made my nan feel better

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Asked at the hairdressers and they won't be going mobile onto the wards but said they would be quite happy to go and collect people and take them dowm to the salon.

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Hope Hospital (Salford Royal) have a shopping plaza. You can go to the chemist shop, hairdressers, newspaper shop, coffee bar and cafeteria, ladies clothes shop and a gift shop (sells nice ornaments, candles, crystals and stuff).

Im in there on 4th January having my B.A.H.A Implant done. Ill come out of theatre with one side of my head shaved. Im wondering if ill get a discount if i visit their hairdresser as ill only need half a head done :D

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Ya know, that's the spirit, have a good laugh :D If i can give you karma for this comment, I bloody well will :D that made me laugh.