Responsible Visiting
Please help protect your friends and
relatives
- Do not visit if feeling unwell with
sickness, diarrhoea, fever, sore throat or flu
- Do not visit for at least 48 hours
after symptoms have stopped if you have had diarrhoea and/or
vomiting
- Do not sit on patient beds, please
use the chairs provided
- Follow our visiting policy,
especially if restrictions are in place. If you are unable to do so
seek advice from ward staff
- Only 2 visitors should be at the
bedside at any one time
- Wash hands regularly with soap and
warm water and use the hand gel provided especially after using the
toilet
- It is ok to ask staff if they have
washed their hands
- Check with staff about bringing in
food items. Wrapped sweets are preferable to unwrapped
- Talk to staff if you have concerns
about the cleanliness of the ward or public areas
- Use public toilets not patient
toilets and remember to wash your hands
If in doubt ask a member of staff for advice.
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Visiting times are 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm and 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm daily in most wards, although Intensive Care, Acute Assessment and the children’s ward operate a more flexible system.