Visiting guidance
Two visitors per patient are allowed on adult in-patient wards between 2pm and 8pm. Extra flexibility continues to be allowed for end-of-life patients and for carers.
Under 12s may be welcome with the agreement of the ward manager.
Visitors are expected NOT to visit if they’ve tested positive for Covid or have any symptoms of Covid, cold, flu, norovirus, diarrhoea, vomiting etc
Read our latest face mask guidance.
Visitors who have tested positive for/have Covid symptoms should follow national guidance and are required to discuss with the ward manager appropriate measures to re-commence visiting after their infection has cleared.
Maternity
- Two birth partners are allowed on the Delivery Suite and the Midwifery led Birthing Unit.
- If you are having a planned caesarean section, your partner may attend with you from admission.
- Wards (Cley/Blakeney) can have one birth partner only between 8am and 8pm. However, your birthing partner may stay overnight – please ask your midwife for more information. You may have up to two visitors between 2-5pm.
- Two visitors per bed space between 2pm and 5pm.
- One support person may attend for hospital appointments. For example, Maternity Assessment Unit and Antenatal Clinic
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Open visiting for parents. Additional family visiting from 4-6pm but a maximum of two visitors at the bedside at any one time (including parents). Siblings are able to visit if discussions with the unit team have been had.
Children’s ED and Children’s Assessment Unit (Coltishall Ward)
A maximum of two adults can accompany each child. Siblings are able to attend in exceptional circumstances only.
Buxton and Children’s Day Ward
Open visiting with a maximum of two parents/carers/ visitors at the bedside at any one time. One parent/carer is able to be resident overnight. All visitors including siblings, bar the resident parent/carer, are able to visit between 10am to 7.30pm, there may be exceptional circumstances where this is flexible and decided by the nurse in charge.
Critical care
2 – 7.30pm (no booking required). Two visitors per patient – next of kin and immediate family only. Virtual Visits will be facilitated for those patients or relatives who are Covid positive.
Keeping in touch options and virtual support also remain in place
Virtual Visiting – each ward has an iPad for use for Skype – see Standard Operating Procedure for use of Skype, ATouchaway and vCreate for Virtual Visiting During COVID-19 (Trust Docs ID: 17336). Wards also have portable phones.
PALS Best Wishes Messages to Loved Ones – PALS provides a service to ensure patients receive Best Wishes messages from their family and friends as quickly as possible. Messages can be sent to PALS by email to forward to the ward the next working day: PALS@nnuh.nhs.uk
Family Liaison Team (FLOs) – temporary FLOs available via familyliaisonservice@nnuh.nhs.uk
Ukrainian refugees
Healthwatch Norfolk has published translated information for Ukrainian refugees about using NHS services.
Emergency and outpatient appointments
Patients are encouraged to attend alone. If the patient has additional needs or feel they would benefit from support, they may be accompanied.