Comment on Public Health's new directive on relative visits

9th April, 2020

Les Bourgs Hospice welcomes Public Health’s reconsideration of their directive in respect of permissions regarding the visiting of patients by relatives. Following their release of a media statement last night, the position has been reviewed and we are now allowed to revert to the policy that we have had in place for a few weeks. This stipulates that there is a no visiting policy for patients who are stable and remaining in our care due to external pressures in community and residential settings. However for those patients who are receiving end of life care here close family members may visit singularly for a short time providing they are self- isolating at home, symptom free and adhere to the social distancing and hand hygiene requirements we have in place.