Visiting someone in our care Accessibility Tools Selecteer een taal MENU Home Service users and carers Visiting GMMH Visiting someone in our care Visiting someone in our care Visitors play an important part in helping a service user to get well. It helps with the transition between hospital and home, and gives people a welcome boost when they need it the most. GMMH have specific visiting times like all hospitals, however as some of our services are provided within a secure environment, we have arrangements in place which may be different to other hospitals that you have visited. Any visit must be arranged with the clinical team at least 24 hours before you are due to arrive, this must include agreeing a time for and duration of the visit. If the team has not approved your visit or if you arrive without notice, your visit may not go ahead. Each time you visit, you will need to present at the reception area of the service you are visiting. You will be asked to provide photographic identification and you may have your photograph taken for your visitor’s badge. Visitor’s badges must be worn at all times. Visitors are expected to leave all personal items such as bags and heavy coats within designated lockers in reception. Any prohibited items including mobile phones will also be placed into lockers. A list of all prohibited items will be available within our reception areas. This list is not exclusive and is subject to change. You will be asked to declare any items you intend to give your loved one and you may be asked to have your property searched to ensure no prohibited items are contained within it. Staff will check any items before they can be passed over, again to ensure safety. These measures are for the continued safety of our care environments and refusal may lead to the visit being declined. Due to health and safety and infection control, home cooked food is not to be brought into our services. Children visiting the unit Some services within our Trust do not encourage children to visit. The reason for this is that our service users are both physically and psychologically unwell during treatment and therefore is not an ideal environment for minors. GMMH however, is aware of the importance for families to have support, and may offer in certain stages of treatment, to spend time off site with their children. Guidance regarding children visiting services is as follows: Only the service users own children can visit. All children must be named and information provided about who is caring for them whilst services users are in treatment. Any visiting children under 18 years of age must be with an accompanying responsible adult. Any children on the unit must stay with the service user at all times. Only one service user’s children are allowed in the unit at any time. An allocated child visiting room is provided to ensure safety and privacy. The room must be booked with staff for the date and time your child will be visiting. If your child visit is not organised in advance, we are unable to confirm availability of this room; we will endeavour to be accommodating but this may not always be possible. Links to accomodation nearby Visit Manchester is the official tourism website for Greater Manchester. You can visit their website here to search for places to stay: https://www.visitmanchester.com/where-to-stay If visiting a service user based at our Prestwich site, please use the following address to search for accommodation nearby: Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 3BL. Otherwise, please find the address for your relevant ward or service using our service directory, here: Visiting GMMH Travelling to GMMH during Covid-19 Car parking Choosing GMMH for your care Coming to hospital Facilities Smokefree Visiting someone in our care Carers, Family and Friends Helpful information Get involved Contact us To book a visit, please contact the relevant service. Alternatively, please call: Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M26 3BL Telephone: 0161 773 9121 Our CQC Rating Service users and carers Visiting GMMH Carers, Family and Friends Helpful information Get involved Professionals Work for us Research and Innovation Get involved Training Crisis Care Suicide prevention Referral services Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 3BL Tel: 0161 773 9121 Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS FT © 2021 Powered by VerseOne Technologies Ltd We place cookies on your computer to help make this website better. You can at any time read our privacy policy to find out more. By using this site we will assume that you are happy to continue.