Temporary changes to visiting hours at Lincolnshire’s community hospitals

In line with national guidance to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to protect our staff, visitors and patients, Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) has temporarily changed visiting arrangements at

• County Hospital, Louth
• Skegness Hospital
• John Coupland Hospital
• Johnson Community Hospital

We know that it’s important for our patients to see family and friends but we are asking the public to limit visiting and to consider other ways of keeping in touch.

From 12pm Friday 20 March, visitors must be immediate family members or carers. Visiting will also be restricted to one hour between 6pm - 7pm.

You should not visit any of our hospital settings if you are:

• Feeling unwell, including with cold or flu symptoms;
• Vulnerable yourself due to medication, a chronic underlying illness or you are over 70 years of age.
• Are under 12 years of age, without the ward managers permission.

Visitors will be limited to one per patient unless the patient is receiving end of life care or the visitor needs to be accompanied (accompanying visitors should not stay in the ward or communal areas but wait elsewhere until the visit is ended).

In some cases, such as where patients are nearing the end of their life, we will do all we can to accommodate visiting needs.

Please do not visit any of our hospitals if you have symptoms associated with Coronavirus. Instead you should stay at home for at least 7 days if you have either:

• a high temperature
  and/or
• a new continuous cough.

If you live with other people, they should stay at home for 14 days from the day the first person got symptoms.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support and cooperation and for helping us limit the spread of Coronavirus COVID-19.