Visiting restrictions imposed on hospitals in East Sussex

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust announced on Friday that it was restricting visiting at Eastbourne District General Hospital and Conquest Hospital to ‘essential visitors only’.

The trust said this was ‘to help us keep our patients, staff and visitors safe, stop the spread of Coronavirus (Covid-19) and keep our hospitals running’.

Those who are still allowed to visit the hospital include:

– One visitor to a patient in a critical condition who may be at the end of their life

– One parent or guardian visiting a child or accompanying them to an appointment

– One birthing partner in labour wards only

– One carer for a patient with additional needs that cannot be met by hospital staff (eg. BSL or d/Deaf Blind interpreter, dementia support, carers etc)

A spokesman said: “We ask for the public’s help in respecting these rules.

“We know how important it is for our patients to have visitors and we would encourage visitors to use a phone or video call to keep in touch with loved ones at our hospitals.”

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