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.