Discharge Lounge
This page was last updated: September 2nd, 2022
Doctors, nurses, therapists, social workers and mental health experts are just some of the professionals who work together on this unit to enable people to leave hospital as quickly as possible.
Important Visiting RestrictionsDue to the Covid pandemic, restrictions have been made to the usual visiting times and rules listed below. Please view our Covid Visiting restrictions.
Visiting the Discharge Lounge
Open visiting on all wards is between 10am and 8pm, 7 days a week
Visiting outside these times can be discussed with the nurse or midwife in charge. See our Visiting Policy.
Top Tips
- Please introduce yourself and tell us who you are visiting
- Feel free to help out at mealtimes
- Do not disturb nurses during medicine rounds
- When asked to leave a bay or room, please respect our request
Directions to the Discharge Lounge
The Discharge Lounge is on the ground floor of the Tower Block at Royal Cornwall Hospital in Treliske, Truro.
From Tower Block entrance
As you enter the Tower Block turn left, past the shop and cafe and through to the lift area. Turn right and the Discharge Lounge is in front of you.
From Trelawny Main Entrance
If you enter from the main hospital entrance, go past the café (on your right) and WH Smiths (on your left). Head to the end of the corridor and go down the stairs or take the lift to the ground floor. Go left and this will bring you to the Lloyds Pharmacy shop (on your left). Continue along this corridor, right to the end and then turn right to enter the Tower Block. In the lift area, look left and the Discharge Lounge is in front of you.
