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. 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
   
• Follow our visiting policy, especially if restrictions are in place. If you are unable to do so seek advice from ward staff
   
• Only two 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.