Ipswich Hospital exists to provide high quality healthcare and our patients are of vital importance in everything we do.
We understand that coming to hospital as a patient or visitor can be a worrying and even upsetting event.
The information in this section will help put you at ease and explain what will happen during your visit.
| Car Parking | Fire Safety | Smoking |
| Consenting to Treatment | How to Make a Complaint | Viewing your Medical Records |
| Confidentiality | Infection Control | Violent Behaviour |
| Data Protection | Security |
The documents below may also give you useful information about the NHS.
Your guide to the NHS, published by the Department of Health, sets out what you can expect from the NHS, and replaces the previous ‘Patients Charter’.
The NHS Care Record Guarantee explains what information the NHS will record about you, how this information will be used and how it will be kept confidential and secure.
The NHS Constitution is a handbook which acts as a guide to the NHS Constitution for NHS staff and patients, including explaining patients’ rights and responsibilities.

