Existing Health Problems

 

Events try to make themselves accessible and welcoming to people with health problems and disabilities. With a bit of thought and planning, many potential difficulties can be overcome. Here are a few things to consider:

 

Medication      

• Bring with you enough of your medication to last till you get home

• Check the advice on our Prescribed Medicines page

 

Wheelchairs and mobility aids

• Bear in mind that festival sites can be difficult to get around at the best of times and pretty well impossible in bad weather if your mobility is poor

• Many events have a Disabilities Coordinator, who will be able to advise you on any special provisions made

 

Medical Information

• If you have a complicated medical history, it will be really helpful if you bring a summary with you (your doctor’s surgery may let you have a print-out)

• Let us know if you have to carry out any special procedures to keep well – we may be able to provide facilities and assistance

 

Pregnancy and recent childbirth

• We do not believe a festival site is a suitable place for childbirth, or indeed for very young babies

• FMS does not provide midwifery services and will advise getting you to the nearest hospital if you go into labour

 

Recent surgery

• If you have recently undergone surgery, ask your GP or hospital for advice about any special precautions to take and whether it is a good idea to go 

• Bring supplies of dressings with you. We can change these for you but may not have the particular ones you need

 

Infection

• Festival sites are not sterile! Bear this in mind if your condition makes you particularly prone to infection

• FMS cannot provide special toilet or washing facilities.