Hospital visiting rules lifted in East Sussex
Temporary visiting rules have been lifted for East Sussex hospitals.
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust temporarily restricted visiting to compassionate circumstances only last week (January 9). The trust covers the following sites: Bexhill Hospital / Conquest Hospital / Eastbourne District General Hospital / Bexhill Community Diagnostic Centre / Rye, Winchelsea and District Memorial Hospital / Uckfield Community Hospital.
A statement from the trust on January 9 said: “Due to the current surge in flu and Covid-19 cases in the county, we have taken the decision to temporarily limit patient visiting to protect our patients and staff.”
Now (January 16) those rules have been lifted. A statement from the trust said: “We have lifted our temporary visiting restrictions for inpatient visits. However, we are continuing with our restriction on those accompanying people attending our Emergency Departments – we are only permitting one person to accompany the patient unless they have a life-threatening condition.”