News Events Careers Education Contact us Call us on 01803 210800 How we can Help Get Involved About Us Your Stories DONATE Home • News • Advice for Patients, families and visitors about Coronavirus Advice for Patients, families and visitors about Coronavirus 02nd Nov, 2020 Please do not visit the hospice inpatient unit or outpatient department if you have any of the following symptoms: Advice for Patients, families and visitors about Coronavirus Please do not visit the hospice inpatient unit or outpatient department if you have any of the following symptoms: A new continuous cough OR High temperature (37.8 degrees centigrade or higher) A loss of or change to your sense of smell or taste You have any symptoms of coronavirus (a high temperature, a new, continuous cough or a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste) You’ve tested positive for coronavirus – this means you have coronavirus You live with someone who has symptoms or has tested positive Someone in your support bubble has symptoms or has tested positive You’re told by NHS Test and Trace that you’ve been in contact with a person with coronavirus If you have any of these symptoms, please stay at home and self-isolate for 14 days. If your condition worsens please call NHS 111 for advice. For the most recent information visit: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/ The Inpatient Unit: Please contact the Inpatient Unit regarding the current visiting policy, this remains restricted visiting in line with local and national requirements so is subject to change. From January 18th we will be encouraging all nominated visitors to take a lateral flow test (nose swab) for COVID-19 twice weekly as they arrive for their visit. A letter explaining this and information and support will be provided. In line with infection prevention and control we ask all visitors to put on a face mask or covering to wear during their visit. Please bring your own facemask and if this is a homemade cloth mask please take it home to wash at 60 degrees. Use a clean mask for all your visits. Advice on how to wear or make a face mask is available at: GOV.UK How-to-wear-and-make-a-cloth-face-covering As with the guidance above if you or anyone in your family or anyone you are in contact with has symptoms of Coronovirus or has tested positive, are required to self-isolate please do not visit the inpatient unit. During this current wave of COVID, mainly affecting children and young people, we request that Children under the age of 11 visit their relative outside in the gardens (except in exceptional circumstances – please discuss with a senior member of the clinical team). We are still asking all visitors over the age of 11 to undertake a lateral flow test on the day of visiting – either done on site here before your visit at the bedside or at home where this is available to you. If you or a member of your family are being visited by one of the Rowcroft community teams: Prior to your visit we will be asking if you or a member of your family has any symptoms of Coronavirus or have tested positive, or are required to self isolate. As an alternative to visiting you at home we can offer video/telephone assessment, review and support. If you do require a visit, when the team member visits they will be required to wear full personal protective equipment, this includes a face mask, gloves and plastic apron. They will remove this at the end of the visit and place it in a bag for you to kindly dispose of. We would be grateful if you could provide hand washing facilities. We are doing this through the guidance provided by the government and to ensure we keep everyone as safe as possible. In addition, patients being cared for in their own home will be asked prior to a visit by Rowcroft staff or volunteers if they have any of the above symptoms. This is to protect you and other patients and our people from potential infection. All our services are currently ‘business as usual’; however, we are keeping up to date daily with Public Health England guidance and will post further information as needed. Please remember the single most important way to prevent spread of coronavirus is by effective hand washing with soap and water. If visiting our inpatient or outpatient department we will ask you to wash your hands before entering clinical areas. There is lots of information that can help patients and families navigate their way through hospice care. We have produced a range of fact sheets covering helpful topics from planning your future care to dealing with breathlessness. You will also find over 400 health and care videos covering a wide range of health topics. 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