'Essential visiting only' re-introduced for almost half of Glasgow Royal Infirmary wards
It comes as infection control has become more challenging in older nightingale-style wards which are open plan.
Almost half of the wards at Glasgow Royal Infirmary are moving to essential visiting only from 8pm tonight.
It comes as infection control has become more challenging in older nightingale-style wards which are open plan.
Glasgow Royal Infirmary has also experienced an increase in COVID-19 hospital admissions.
The heathboard insists the decision has not been taken lightly, but has been put in place to help protect patients, visitors and staff.
The ‘essential visiting arrangements’ will be applied flexibly and compassionately and each patient’s needs considered on their own merits. Carers, those providing essential care or emotional support or spiritual care are not considered to be visitors and may continue to visit a patient in hospital.
Maternity wards are also unaffected by the changes, and normal visiting continues to take place there, and all other wards at GRI.
Jennifer Rodgers, Deputy Nurse Director, said: "This has been a difficult decision, but it is essential to help protect our patients, visitors and staff. We recognise how difficult this for patients and the people that matter most to them and we will keep this under close review so that we can return to person centred visiting as soon as possible.
"For those who plan to visit a relative at Glasgow Royal Infirmary and are unsure of what visiting guidelines apply, please either call the ward or go to our website where you will find more information.
"If you are visiting any of our hospitals, we strongly recommend that you have a Voluntary Lateral Flow Test prior to visiting and then undertake these twice per week for as long as you are a visitor."
Essential visiting will come into effect from 8pm tonight (27 August 2021) for the following wards
- Ward 3
- Ward 4
- Ward 5
- Ward 7/16
- Ward 8
- Ward 9
- Ward 10
- Ward 12
- Ward 17/31
- Ward 18
- Ward 19
- Ward 20
- Ward 21
- Ward 24
- Ward 26
- Ward 27
- Ward 29
- Ward 32
- Ward 33
- Ward 35
- Ward 38
- Ward 39
Essential visiting is already in place for the wards listed below:
- Ward 47a
- Ward 52
- Ward 48
- Ward 6
- Ward 11
- Ward 15/28
- Ward 23
- Ward 30
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