Living with Covid: Current Information and Advice
Information last updated 21/02/2023
As a healthcare charity caring for vulnerable patients, we may have some safety restrictions in place at the Hospice. This is to protect patients, visitors and our workforce.
Please contact our Nurse in Charge for guidance on 0113 218 5500 (24 hours a day).
Thank you for your cooperation and kindness to our colleagues as we try to keep people safe.
Visiting the Hospice
Visitor access to the Hospice may be restricted when you visit. We are operating a visiting alert level system to allow for more flexible visiting, in line with the situation at any given time.
Today we are on level GREEN, see the ‘Visiting Alert Levels’ below for full details about what this means. If unsure before you leave home, call the Hospice on 0113 218 5500.
Our usual visiting hours are 8am – 8pm. This enables families and friends to spend time with patients, whilst giving all patients an opportunity to rest. There may be certain situations where visits outside of these hours can be accommodated; this needs to be agreed in advance with a member of the team.
At all alert levels, the In-Patient Unit will be operating under Covid 19 secure practices and the following will apply:
- If you are unwell in any way, that may suggest you have Covid-19, or you are positive for Covid-19, please do not visit the Hospice.
Visiting Alert Levels
|
VISITING ALERT LEVEL |
Number of visitors per day |
Number of visitors in last hours of life |
Can the visitors change each day? |
Can visitors come and go during the day? |
|
GREEN |
Unrestricted |
Unrestricted |
Yes |
Yes |
|
BLUE |
Unrestricted (maximum of 2 at any one time) |
Unrestricted (maximum of 4 at any one time) |
Yes |
Yes |
|
ORANGE |
4 (maximum of 2 at any one time) |
4 (can attend together) |
Yes |
No (Each visitor may visit for 1 episode, although duration is not restricted) |
|
PINK |
2 |
4 (maximum of 2 at any one time) |
No. The 4 named visitors must be named on admission and cannot change. |
No (Each visitor may visit for 1 episode, although duration is not restricted) |
|
YELLOW |
2 |
4 (maximum of 2 at any one time) |
No. The 2 named visitors must be named on admission and cannot change. At the end of life, an additional 2 named visitors may be added. |
No (Each visitor may visit for 1 episode, although duration is not restricted) |
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