Latest updates about visiting and keeping in touch

More general information about how the hospital has made changes during the pandemic are available on our Coronavirus information page. The latest updates regarding visiting are listed below.

Date	Title
November 23, 2020	Changes to Maternity visiting rules – Postnatal
October 14, 2020	Visiting patients at Barnsley Hospital
April 14, 2020	Keeping in touch with loved ones while they are in hospital
April 13, 2020	Guidance for the use of mobile devices by patients
April 1, 2020	Hospital ramps up Emergency Department to protect patients and staff
March 25, 2020	Car Parking – Temporary Access Arrangements

We have a few general rules for anyone visiting the hospital. Following these rules helps makes Barnsley Hospital safer for everyone who visits.

• Wear a face covering
  To help limit the spread of infection from asymptomatic people, we now ask anyone entering the hospital buildings to wear a face covering. All hospital staff are now required to do the same.
• Keep apart 2 metres
  Keeping a physical space between yourself and others help limit the spread of infection.
• Hand gel
  To help us prevent the spread of infection, please use the hand hygiene stations when moving between different areas of the hospital, especially when using doors. Children should only use the gel under parental supervision.
• Keep to the left
  In corridors and stairways, please stick to the left so people can keep apart as much as practically possible.
• One visitor per patient
  Following the recent Covid-19 update we are now limiting visitors to a maximum of 1 per patient. Always speak to a member of staff on the ward if you are unsure.
• Children
  Children are currently not allowed to visit the hospital following the Covid-19 update above.
• Sitting on the bed
  Please do not sit on a patient’s bed. This could cause cross infection. There are chairs available within the ward areas for you to use.
• Machinery and equipment
  Please do not touch any of the machinery or equipment that is around any patient’s bed. This may cause faulty readings and may be detrimental to either the patient or yourself.
• Telephones and mobile devices
  Please turn off all mobile devices on entering clinical areas. There are signs up around the hospital where you can switch your telephones back on.
• Smoking
  Please note that Barnsley Hospital is a smoke-free site and smoking is not permitted on any part of the hospital grounds.

Contact us for information about a patient

If you call the ward to ask how your relative is, we must always ask what your relationship to the patient is, as well as ask their permission before we can give out any details on their condition.

Because our nurses are busy we ask that where possible for one relative to ring the ward and pass the information to friends and family.

Ward and department phone numbers are available on the contact us page.

Friends and family can also ring patients direct on their bedside telephone. When you visit, remember to ask what their direct number is.

Delivering flowers

There are a number of wards within the hospital that cannot accept flowers. We advise all visitors of patients to call the ward you are visiting to check what the policy is to avoid any disappointment.