Visiting is welcomed and encouraged in a careful and managed way to meet patient need while maintaining a safe environment for all.
Visiting information
Visiting hours are 10am until 8pm daily with some wards taking an individualised approach where required. You may be asked to leave to allow time for treatment, care and rest and at times some visiting may be restricted for infection control purposes.
Anyone showing any symptoms of COVID-19, or feeling unwell, should not visit
Visits are limited to a maximum of two poeple at the bedside at a time
For those patients undergoing a surgical procedure one visitor will be permitted on the day of surgery for one hour to allow time for recovery
Patients may be accompanied where necessary to assist their communication and/or to meet their health, care, emotional, religious, or spiritual care needs
Where a face-to-face visit is not practical, a virtual visit can be supported, please contact the ward directly for details
Maternity and neonatal units
Once in established labour, two birth supporters will continue to have access to the Conquest Delivery Suite or Eastbourne Midwifery Unit (EMU)
One birth supporter between 7am and 11pm. We respectfully ask that you are as quiet as possible when entering and leaving the unit during the early morning and late at night
Anyone showing any symptoms of COVID-19, or feeling unwell, should not visit
We ask that children are not brought to the ward or outpatient appointments
For further information and advice please speak to the midwifery team on your admission
Children and young people
Only one parent/carer resident can stay overnight due to limited space and the need to access emergency equipment by the bed space