Visiting times

Parents, brothers and sisters.

Parents and brothers and sisters of a baby are welcome during the day and evening. For the safety and security of babies, other patients in the hospital and staff, it is requested that normal visiting should be between 9.00 am – 10.30 pm.

Handover times

At nursing handover times (7.30am - 8.30am and 7.30pm - 8.30pm) the nursery is busy and information is being shared amongst staff. To allow staff time to exchange information about all the babies as privately as possible, it is asked that parents leave or do not enter the nursery at these times.

Ward rounds

In intensive care there is a ward round every morning, usually beginning at around 9am. Parents are welcome to listen and ask questions when the doctors are discussing the care of their baby. No other parents will be present at this time. When the discussion about their baby has finished, parents will be asked to leave so that privacy is ensured for all.

All parents are asked to remain out of the nursery for the grand round on Friday morning. This is because there is extensive discussion and teaching at this time and issues concerning several babies may be raised at the same time. The baby's nurse will update his parents after the ward round has finished (usually late morning).

Quiet time

There is a quiet hour between 2pm and 3pm in all the nurseries. Its purpose is to promote an hour of peace and tranquillity in rooms, which are so often noisy and busy. During the quiet hour babies are not disturbed except for essential care or treatment; in the special care nurseries soothing music is played.

Other visitors

Other family and friends are welcome to visit between the hours of 3.00pm – 7.30pm. The children of other friends or family cannot come into the nursery if they are under the age of 11 years.