Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

The information on this page is correct as of 25 May 2022.

COVID-19 Homepage	General/visiting Information for Bristol and Weston
Outpatient hospital appointments (not including maternity)	Maternity services
Share your experiences of our services during COVID-19	Share a message with your loved one in hospital

Please use the sections above to find out the latest information about visiting, outpatient appointments, maternity services, how to share your experiences of our services during COVID-19, and how share a message with your loved one in hospital. Below you can find the latest information on guidance on face masks and advice around lateral flow testing.

Changes to visiting arrangements from 25 May 2022

From 25 May 2022:

• Adult inpatient wards: Maximum of two visitors per patient at any one time for up to two hours a day between 11am and 7pm, however you no longer need to book an appointment to visit. Find out more. 
• Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre: Visiting is now permitted for inpatients on our wards at Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre (BHOC). A maximum of two visitors per patient at any one time for up to two hours a day between 11am and 7pm. Find out more. 
• Bristol Royal Hospital for Children: All inpatient paediatric (children’s) wards (with the exception of Starlight Ward) can have a maximum of two parents/carers plus one child (sibling of the patient) with each patient at a time. Starlight Ward can have two parents/carers with each patient, as per previous guidance. Find out more. 
• Maternity: A maximum of two adult visitors at a time can visit on the wards between 9am and 9pm daily. Full guidance can be found on the maternity services page. 

The rest of the guidance remains unchanged.

If you are visiting please follow the guidance on face masks, social distancing and hand hygiene below and please do not attend if you have any COVID-19 symptoms/have tested positive or you've been advised to self-isolate. 

Guidance on face masks 

Everyone accessing or visiting our healthcare services must wear a face mask and follow social distancing rules.

The national guidance for healthcare settings remains unchanged. This means anyone coming into one of our hospitals must continue to:

• Clean your hands before entering and leaving the building and use the hand sanitiser outside each ward, department or area.
• Wear a surgical face mask (unless exempt from doing so) which are available at all hospital entrances. Guidance around exemptions is available on the Government website. Please notify us on attendance if you are exempt from wearing a face mask. The Trust will endeavour to make reasonable adjustments, if appropriate.
• Give others space. Continue to follow the maximum room capacity advice.

These measures are important so that the most vulnerable people can continue to safely attend hospital, and to help protect our staff and patients by reducing the risk of infection.

Please do not attend if you have any COVID-19 symptoms/have tested positive or you've been advised to self-isolate.