Visiting someone in hospital

Adult inpatient visiting

As the Trust’s priority is to provide quality care for our patients, we recognise the important role families and other ‘partners in care’ can play in helping to improve our patients’ wellbeing and experience. 

All three hospitals in the Trust will have the same open visiting between the hours (11am to 8pm) meaning that people can visit patients when they wish between these times. It provides the opportunity for the carers of patients to remain with their loved one, where appropriate, and be actively involved in their care.  

Two visitors may attend; this may be two adults or one adult and one child at the same time. Visitors will no longer be required to wear a face mask unless visiting a patient with a suspected or confirmed respiratory infection. The ward clinical staff will advise.

As usual, visiting will be restricted on wards where we have patients with infections. The ward/department manager or nurse in charge will advise of any visiting restrictions in place on the ward.

Please note that visiting at the ICU will differ from the above and visitors will be asked to contact the unit for the visiting times.

Please download a copy of our Visitors' Charter [pdf] 38KB. It sets out guidelines that both staff and visitors need to adhere to and explains what you can expect from us during your visit and what we would like from you in return.

Each ward and department now has an ‘Information for visitors’ board designed to include useful information for visitors to our hospitals. The displays include details of the ward, information about the discharge process, information for carers and support for our patients. The same information can be found on various pages of this website. Alongside this information we also highlight some improvements the Trust has made and a monthly overview of the ward's performance in relation to quality and safety of care.