Due to the decline in Covid-19 cases, Walsall Manor Hospital will be accepting visitors back into wards from Wednesday, but slots will need to be booked.
Bookings can only be made on the day you wish to visit between 8am-1pm with slots allocated between 1pm to 7pm and time spent on the ward will be restricted to one hour per day per patient, with only one patient allowed to visit daily.
All visitors will need to go to the main reception before visiting the ward with proof of a negative lateral flow test and to pick up a pass that will allow them access to the ward.
Debra Hickman, director of nursing at the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, said: “We have, where possible, supported visits on compassionate and certain other grounds throughout the pandemic and have worked hard to keep families connected with each other through video calls. We also set up our Messages to Loved ones initiative and delivered essential items to the wards.
“Even with these arrangements in place we do understand that this has been an exceptionally difficult time for patients and their loved ones as we have all worked to keep everyone as safe as possible, including our own staff. We are now really pleased to be able to offer controlled visiting from next week.”