As the pressures of winter continue, hospitals are experiencing increases in patients attending with norovirus, flu and other viruses.
Hospital officials are advising those visiting hospitals this winter to:
- Please ensure you fully wash your hands before and after visiting our wards / services
- Where possible, please ensure you are bare below the elbows to ensure that risk of infection is minimised – remove outer clothing such as coats and roll up your sleeves
- If you are unwell, please do not visit our hospitals, help us to minimise the risk of infection
- Mask usage is recommended in some areas which will be identified at entrances to areas. Masks are available for use in our hospitals and should be discarded in bins provided followed by hand washing.