Masks no longer required at Salisbury District Hospital
Visitors are asked to wear them around immuno-suppressed patients though
Face masks are no longer a requirement for visitors to Salisbury District Hospital.
They've altered their guidance from today (Thursday 4th May), but say it's 'personal preference' if people still choose to wear them.
It's in line with national guidance for healthcare settings, and reducing numbers of positive Covid cases.
Visitors are still asked to use masks to help 'protect those who are most vulnerable or high-risk', in areas where there are immuno-supressed patients.
That includes departments like oncology, haematology and chemotherapy.
The Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust has passed on the following guidance:
- Visitors who are presenting with respiratory / COVID-19 symptoms, are on a respiratory pathway, or are immuno-compromised, should wear a face mask if this can be tolerated and deemed safe
- Visitors may be asked to wear a face mask for specific reasons including in our ‘high-risk’ clinical areas, such as the respiratory department and intensive care unit or due to individual circumstances
- Vulnerable and high-risk patients and visitors can ask staff members to wear a face mask, and these will continue to be available to those who choose to wear one
Everyone using the hospital site is still being encouraged to sanitise their hands when entering or leaving.
Stacey Hunter, CEO at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust said:
“I am delighted that we are now able to remove the use of face masks across most of the hospital. However many people will continue to choose to wear a face mask as their personal preference and this decision will be fully supported by the Trust.”