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Visiting information and guidance

 

Patients and visitors

All visitors should report to the nurses/midwives station on arrival to the ward. 

We ask visitors to ensure that there are only 2 visitors at the patients’ bedside. Exceptions can be made for critically ill, learning disability, or end of life care patients. Please discuss with the nurse/midwife in charge. 

Children aged 16-18 on adult wards can have their parents stay overnight, unless it is not in the child’s best interest due to safeguarding. 

Outpatients

Those attending outpatient appointments that are not required to stay overnight can be accompanied by a family member, friend or advocate. 

Specialist units

Specialist units (such as neonates and ITU) will have their own criteria, and visiting should be discussed with the nurse in charge. 

Maternity

One birthing partner or companion may accompany to all obstetric ultrasound appointments. Two birth partners may accompany for the birth. 

During in-patient stay, a resident companion will be welcomed. Birth partners choosing to stay overnight are asked to please adhere to the local agreements. 

2 visitors may be allowed on the ward, as per local maternity guidance. Outpatient areas may be restricted to one companion. 

Children and young people

Parents, siblings, carers and friends/peers are encouraged to visit young in-patients. During an in-patient stay, a resident parent or carer will be welcomed through our commitment to a child-focussed and family-centred model of care. 

There may be exceptions in numbers of visitors allowed to attend the department, overnight stays, and open visiting. The nurse in charge will consider the individual needs of the child/young person. 

 

 

Keeping each other safe

Anyone showing symptoms of respiratory illness should not visit the hospital. If you are feeling unwell, have a cold, or have had any diarrhoea and/or vomiting in the last 48 hours, we kindly ask you to refrain from visiting our inpatient wards and departments.

Please ensure you clean your hands before and after visiting a patient by using soap and water at the hand washing basins, or the hygiene gel located throughout our hospital. 

Visitors should refrain from sitting on patients’ beds and use the chairs provided. 

Public toilets are available outside ward entrances, the atrium, and restaurant areas.

Patients and visitors

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