All patients are allowed two visitors per day from their date of admission.

To help make visiting as smooth as possible, please ring the ward in advance to arrange your visit. Ward contact details are available here.

Do not visit if:

• you have any symptoms of Covid-19 of flu
• you have been in contact with anyone who has Covid
• you have diarrhoea and vomiting

While you don't need to wear a surgical face mask in most parts of our hospitals, they are still required when visiting areas with high risk patients, such as our Intensive Therapy Units, haematology, and oncology.

If you have any questions about the guidance, please ask the ward manager when you ring to arrange your visit.

End of life care

Two visitors – immediate family members and/or carers – are permitted.

Maternity

The following visitor arrangements apply from the 13th February 2023: 

• Two visitors, can attend our antenatal, postnatal and coral wards between 11am – 8pm. Visitors can stay for as long as they wish during this time and can swap.
• Service users own children will be able to visit the birth centre, antenatal, postnatal and coral wards between the hours of 4:00pm - 6pm. 
• A birthing support partner and one other can be present with the woman throughout labour on the labour ward and birth centre.
• One partner can stay overnight, however, this visitor cannot change during the night and the birth partner staying overnight will be required to adhere to and sign the partner agreement in place.
• If you do not have a birth partner staying overnight, the wards are closed for visiting to birth partners between 10pm – 8am.
• If you have had an elective caesarean both of your birthing partners can take it in turn to stay with you whilst you are in our High Dependency Unit or Recovery area. 
• Birthing partners can attend all maternity clinics. 
• Partners are able to attend all scans. They will be asked to wait outside the department until their turn, when they will be able to accompany their loved one to their appointment. 
• Our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is open 24/7 for both parents, who can be together at the cot side. 
• Antenatal services at King George Hospital
  • Our antenatal service at King George Hospital is now located on the ground floor
  • Download the map showing the new antenatal entrance: King George Hospital external map [pdf] 156K

Last updated: February 2023 

Child Health

• Two parents or carers can be at the child's bedside at any one time, however, only one will be able to stay overnight
• If the child's parent or carer tests positive for Covid-19, the child will be cared for in a side room to reduce the risk of transmission. A Covid-positive parent or carer may be allowed to visit, but only if they are asymptomatic. A risk assessment will be undertaken by our Infection Prevention and Control team
• No siblings are allowed unless they are over 18 and classed as one of the two carers

We are constantly looking at how we can safely extend our visiting policy further, as new guidance is issued; please be aware that any changes must be done in a safe way, in line with national guidelines.