Masks, social distancing and visiting arrangements to continue | News By your side    Patients & visitors Our services Professionals & partners Covid-19 About us Getting involved Working here Contact us Now viewing: Home > About us > News Masks, social distancing and visiting arrangements to continue Posted Thursday, 15 July 2021 by Katie Steyn To protect our women, children and families from rising cases of COVID-19 across Birmingham and Solihull we will be continuing our infection control arrangements beyond 19 July and for the foreseeable future. This means that we will: Expect all of our staff and visitors to wear face masks across all of our sites Continue to enforce social distancing and keeping a minimum of one metre plus across all of our clinical and non-clinical areas Maintain our existing visiting arrangements. Many of our patients are particularly vulnerable to the risks associated with COVID-19 and other viruses and the Trust is asking patients and visitors to continue to follow these steps to keep our women, children and families safe. Marion Harris, the BWC Chief Nurse, has said that the new delta strain of COVID is more transmissible, which means that it is crucial to maintain measures to reduce the risk of infection. She said: “Throughout the pandemic we have seen low levels of transmission in our hospitals. This is due to these measures and our colleague’s commitment to good infection control and the ongoing support of visitors. “Thank you to everyone who has continued to follow these rules and help keep us all safe. “We are now asking anyone visiting our hospitals and sites to continue to help us to keep everyone safe by maintaining social distancing and showing that ‘metres matter to me’ and by wearing a face mask at all times.” You can find the latest visiting information for our sites via the links below. Women’s Hospital Children’s Hospital Parkview See all posts Back to top of page Print this page Email this page Site map Search articles Archives 2021 November (12) October (14) September (17) August (5) July (2) June (7) May (10) April (4) March (10) February (9) January (9) 2020 2019 2018 2017 Major building works Leading the way nationally and globally Annual General Meeting News Talk BWC Vision and Values Media Centre Board of Directors Sarah-Jane Marsh - ten years as Chief Executive Our Council of Governors Publications and reports Our rich history Freedom of Information Terms and conditions Women's charity Children's charity Contact details Birmingham Women's Hospital Mindelsohn Way Birmingham B15 2TG 0121 472 1377 Birmingham Children's Hospital Steelhouse Lane Birmingham B4 6NH 0121 333 9999 Quick links Terms and conditions Give us your feedback Publications and reports Staff links AccessAble Freedom of Information Privacy Policy Join us on social media Support us Birmingham Women's and Children's © 2021 Powered by VerseOne Group Ltd