Press release – February 28 2018

2018/014

Visiting restrictions lifted at Ross Community Hospital

Visiting restrictions for Ross Community Hospital wards have been lifted today, February 28, following the reopening of Peregrin and Merlin wards.  The restrictions had been put in place following cases of seasonal flu.

It still remains very important that any visitors with flu or flu symptoms do not visit the hospital until they have been free of symptoms for 24 hours.  Visitors are requested to practice good hand hygiene and use the alcohol gels available in all wards/departments.

Wye Valley NHS Trust wishes to thank all patients and visitors for their understanding during this period and to emphasise that these restrictions were put in place to protect patients and visitors from exposure to the flu virus. 

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Note to editors:

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a provider health services across Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust exists to improve the wellbeing, independence and health of the people we serve. We are the leading provider of health care in Herefordshire.

By working closely with our partners, we can make good our promise to deliver a quality of care we would want for ourselves, our families and our friends.

With an estimated annual turnover of around £180 million, we employ around 2,700 plus staff. We aim to build new relationships between our staff, patients, service users and their carers with the wider community.

For further information please contact:

John Burnett, Communication and Engagement Manager, Wye Valley NHS Trust: 01432 372928 or Fiona Gurney or Amanda Millichip on 01432 355444 ext 5105.