Top tips for hospital stays  

These top tips were written by Young Ambassador William.  

• Be brave and ask for stickers; they have loads and often forget to give them to you. 
• Be brave and ask if you don't want a certain person caring for you.  
• Save a boiled sweet for when you are feeling most anxious. 
• It is okay to ask for your favourite nurse or doctor.  
• Try not to look when they take blood; think about what you want for your birthday or another celebration instead. 
• Wear a tracksuit with zips to avoid having to take your trousers off.
• You can bring your own pillow. 
• You can ask for fewer people in your consulting room.  

Volunteers at The LUNA Project (one of our partners) have written a blog about their experiences and advice for hospital stays as three university students living away from home: https://www.thelunaproject.org.uk/post/managing-a-hospital-stay