VISITING guidance at University Hospitals Dorset has been updated.
People wishing to visit the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals, as well as Poole Hospital, will still have to wear PPE, but some changes have been made.
A maximum of two visitors are now allowed at any one time, and may stay longer than one hour.
Patients may have more than one such visit per day, which can be by different visitors. Visits should continue to be pre-arranged with the ward.
Anyone showing any signs of Covid-19, or who are unwell, should not visit.
Compassionate visiting and ward/clinical team discretion must be balanced with the related IPC risks, and must focus on the patient’s/visitor’s wellbeing.
Patients in our emergency departments may be accompanied by one other person at the discretion of the department.
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