Visits
In the interests of patients’ health, visitors are asked not to come in large numbers and not to bring young children with them.
The doctor may, for family reasons, grant exceptions for visits outside the usual visiting hours.
To ensure the quality of your stay, your visitors are asked to report to the nursing staff before entering your room.
Specific features of healthcare services
Depending on the nature of the care unit in which you are staying and the patients being treated there, the unit may have its own procedures and rules (such as visiting arrangements, for example). If this is the case, you will be informed of these upon admission.
Meals for accompanying persons
Meals can be taken on site. They must be ordered and paid for, from Monday to Friday, at the reception desk nearest to your ward.
- Further information can be found in the article ‘Meals’, available at the bottom of the page.
Accommodation for accompanying persons
As with meals, it is possible to have a relative stay with you for one night. However, this does require your explicit prior consent and the authorisation of the senior nurse in the ward where you are staying.
The costs of their stay are not covered by the National Health Service. However, some private health insurance schemes do provide for reimbursement.