diff --git a/booking.install b/booking.install
index 2e5ea71..fa5c0e8 100644
--- a/booking.install
+++ b/booking.install
@@ -718,6 +718,14 @@ function booking_update_7247() {
 	_booking_node_create_mysqlview();	
 }
 
+/**
+* Increase maximum length of booking_medical_conditions field to 5000 characters
+*/
+function booking_update_7248() {
+	$spec = array('type' => 'varchar', 'length' => '5000', 'not null' => FALSE);
+	db_change_field('booking_person', 'booking_medical_conditions', 'booking_medical_conditions', $spec);
+}
+
 /**
  * Implementation of hook_install().
  */