Advice for hospital and inpatient unit visitors
Visitors to inpatient wards in our hospitals and other sites
- Please do not visit hospital or any NHS inpatient site if you, or anyone in your household, has a continuous cough or high temperature above 37.8 degrees – or other infectious illnesses such as diarrhoea or vomiting
- Only essential visits should be made to a hospital or inpatient unit, such as if you are the main carer of a patient there. Everyone else should avoid visiting – especially children and those who are frail or have underlying health conditions
- Visitors should wash their hands regularly and use alcohol rub when entering and leaving ward areas
- Visitors must follow staff advice at all times.
Advice for visiting patients with suspected or confirmed coronavirus
- Visitors will be required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) provided by the hospital
- Visitors will be restricted to a patient's room and cannot visit other departments, patients or locations within the hospital after visiting.
Bridport
Community Hospital opened its doors to patients in 1996 and since that date a
comprehensive range of services has been added to enhance the lives of people
living in Bridport and the surrounding area enabling them to be treated closer
to home.
We provide
specialties in out-patients and day surgery such as the acute back pain
service, audiology, elderly care, gynaecology and obstetrics, ophthalmology,
paediatrics, ultrasound and X-Ray alongside physiotherapy, occupational therapy
and the mental health team. We have recently welcomed social services,
learning disabilities and the district nursing team to the hospital.
We proudly
opened the new Minor Injuries Unit last year which is nurse-led and offers a
variety of services and treatments for minor ailments and minor injuries.
Bridport
Hospital has two in-patient wards – Ryeberry and Langdon – caring predominantly
for patients over 65 for rehabilitation from the local acute hospitals, as well
as end of life care.
The Bridport
Hub is a relatively new venture bringing together health and social care, local
GPs and community services. This model is being replicated in other areas
and is seen as innovative nationally.
Bridport
Hospital would not be able to provide many of the above services without the
support of the Bridport Hospital League of Friends. Over the years they have
purchased specialist equipment for departments and continue to provide help for
patients as well as run the busy League of Friends Coffee Shop in the hospital
foyer.
Bridport Community Hospital League of Friends
Our activities supplement the service given by Bridport Community Hospital for patients and staff by provision of facilities and equipment which fall outside the NHS funding priorities. To raise funds and receive gifts, donations and legacies. To recruit voluntary workers for the coffee shop and trolley service to the wards.
Website: http://www.bchlof.org/home
