Responsible Visiting

Please help protect your friends and relatives

• Do not visit if you have tested positive for the coronavirus, have coronavirus symptoms, are self-isolating or have received a shielding letter
• You cannot accompany someone to an appointment unless you are a carer, they are under 18 or you have been advised otherwise
• Call ahead to the ward to let them know you are coming and to confirm that you do not have coronavirus symptoms
• 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. Spreading nasty bugs to people who are already unwell may mean they become more poorly or take longer to recover
• Do not sit on patient beds
• 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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