Visiting at Watford General Hospital
We are welcoming visitors to some of our inpatient wards and our maternity services at Watford General Hospital.
PLEASE READ ALL OF THIS INFORMATION CAREFULLY, OR YOU MAY NOT BE GRANTED ACCESS TO VISIT.Anyone showing symptoms of COVID-19 must not visit, even if these symptoms are mild or intermittent, due to the risk they pose to our vulnerable patients.
The following areas are currently not open to visitors:
- AAU level 1 and holding areas, including Flaunden ward
- Emergency department (ED)
- Emergency assessment unit (EAU) and ambulatory care
- St Albans City Hospital
Visiting conditions
Visiting is open to one person per patient for one hour a day and this MUST be arranged in advance.How to book a visit
- Our visiting hours are between 2pm and 7pm but please check the ward for local arrangements.
- If you know where your loved one is an inpatient, please contact the ward to arrange your visiting time.
- Call Watford General Hospital switchboard on 01923 244366 if you require support locating your loved one.
- Wards will allocate visiting slots on a first come, first served basis and will ensure that there are no more than two visitors per bay at any one time.
Risk assessment before your visit
When booking your visiting slot, ward staff will carry out a risk assessment over the phone. You will not be able to visit the ward without completing a risk assessment.When visiting our hospitals
- When visiting on our wards you will be expected to wear a face covering and visor for the safety of our patients and staff. Staff will provide visors.
- Anyone entering our hospital sites must wear a face covering or face mask.
- If you’re unable to wear a face mask due to medical or other conditions, you will be provided with a visor.
- All visitors must observe good hand hygiene (handwashing) to reduce the risks to the visitor, other patients and staff.
We would encourage all visitors to use lateral flow tests for everyone’s safety.
Lateral flow tests can be ordered from the government website at this link www.gov.uk/order-coronavirus-rapid-lateral-flow-tests - if you cannot order online, call 119.These restrictions are in place further to national guidance from Public Health England.
