
Note to visitors - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Maternity visiting - (updated May 2022)
We welcome 1 person accompanying women and pregnant persons requiring support through antenatal clinics, scan attendances, triage and for the start of induction of labour. Once in a room on the labour ward, 2 support partners are welcome to join you again for the duration of your time there.
On the wards after birth, partners can visit 08:00 to 20:00 and a maximum of 3 people (partner/family/friends) per bed space between 16:00 to 19:00. No children are to attend at this current time. All support partners and visitors are required to wear face coverings when in the hospital, unless exempt.
We no longer expect evidence of a negative test before allowing access to maternity or neonatal units, however we kindly request that any support person who has symptoms of COVID-19 or has COVID-19, does not attend maternity or neonatal settings and encourage women to consider an alternative support person who could accompany her if this is the case.
Paediatrics areas
For outpatients, one parent or guardian will be allowed to attend, with the ability to allow two (from a family bubble) if appropriate in discussion with the consultant.
In the Children’s Assessment Unit, one parent or guardian will be permitted, unless there are exceptional circumstances.
When a child is admitted, one parent or guardian can be in attendance. A second parent/ carer will be offered a flexible hour slot to visit.
Visitors' Charter for Adult Inpatients
As part of our #letsbeopen campaign from Monday 1 August 2016, all of our adult inpatient wards, with the exception of critical care and maternity, extended their opening hours to between the hours of 07:30 and 22:00.
We also launched our Visitors' Charter for Adult Inpatients on the same day.
The Visitors’ Charter outlines what we will do as staff and what we ask our visitors to do too. It includes standards that we ask all of our visitors to respect, such as ensuring that no more than two people visit at any one time, supporting and encouraging the patient during mealtimes, observing quiet times or being asked to leave for a short period of time, such as during doctors’ rounds, etc.
This initiative has multiple benefits, including enhanced recovery, a reduction of anxiety for both the patient and their relative and many more and was influenced by the John’s Campaign, which aims to give the carers of those living with dementia the right to stay with them in hospital.
Please click here to download our Visitors' Charter.
We recognise the invaluable role and contribution that families and carers can provide to their loved ones whilst they are in hospital. Visits not only help patient wellbeing but they also play a vital part in recovery. Our priority is providing quality care for our patients but we want to be as flexible as possible to ensure you can spend time with your loved ones and, if you wish, be more involved in their care. Our visiting times for adult inpatient areas* are between 07:30 and 22:00.
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