- A member of staff will go with you to the theatre.
- A parent will normally also go with a child to the anaesthetic room.
- You can wear your glasses, hearing aids and dentures until you are in the anaesthetic room. If you are having a local or regional anaesthetic, you may keep them on.
- Jewellery and decorative piercing should ideally be removed. If you cannot remove your jewellery, it can be covered with tape to prevent damage to it or to your skin.
- Most people walk to theatre if they are able. You will need your dressing gown and slippers. However if may be necessary to bring you to theatre on a bed, trolley or in a wheelchair.
- Theatre staff will check your identification bracelet, your name and date of birth. They will ask you a few other questions as part of a final safety check that you are having the correct operation for you, and have been prepared for it.
