Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Please use the sections above to find out the latest information
about visiting, outpatient appointments, maternity services, how to
share your experiences of our services during COVID-19, and how
share a message with your loved one in hospital. Below you can find
the latest information on guidance on face masks and advice around
lateral flow testing.
Changes to visiting arrangements from 25 May
2022
From 25 May 2022:
- Adult inpatient wards: Maximum of two visitors
per patient at any one time for up to two hours a day between 11am
and 7pm, however you no longer need to book an appointment to
visit.
Find out more.
- Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre:
Visiting is now permitted for inpatients on our wards at Bristol
Haematology and Oncology Centre (BHOC). A maximum of two visitors
per patient at any one time for up to two hours a day between 11am
and 7pm.
Find out more.
- Bristol Royal Hospital for Children: All
inpatient paediatric (children's) wards (with the exception of
Starlight Ward) can have a maximum of two parents/carers plus one
child (sibling of the patient) with each patient at a time.
Starlight Ward can have two parents/carers with each patient, as
per previous guidance.
Find out more.
- Maternity: A maximum of two adult visitors at
a time can visit on the wards between 9am and 9pm daily. Full
guidance can be found on the
maternity services page.
The rest of the guidance remains unchanged.
If you are visiting please follow the guidance on face
masks, social distancing and hand hygiene below and please do not
attend if you have any COVID-19 symptoms/have tested positive or
you've been advised to self-isolate.
Everyone accessing or visiting our healthcare services must wear
a face mask and follow social distancing rules.
The national guidance for healthcare settings remains
unchanged. This means anyone coming into one of our hospitals
must continue to:
- Clean your hands before entering and leaving the building and
use the hand sanitiser outside each ward, department or area.
- Wear a surgical face mask (unless exempt from doing so) which
are available at all hospital entrances. Guidance around exemptions
is available on the Government website. Please notify us on
attendance if you are exempt from wearing a face mask. The Trust
will endeavour to make reasonable adjustments, if appropriate.
- Give others space. Continue to follow the maximum room capacity
advice.
These measures are important so that the most vulnerable people
can continue to safely attend hospital, and to help protect our
staff and patients by reducing the risk of infection.
Please do not attend if you have any COVID-19
symptoms/have tested positive or you've been advised to
self-isolate.
