NHS Highland ease visitor restrictions across the region

NHS Highland has announced it is relaxing visiting rules from next week.

From Monday, patients will be able to have as many visitors as they like each day – although only two may be there at one time.

This will prevent overcrowding.

NHS Highland‘s deputy nurse director Kate Patience-Quate, said: “We know how important involvement and contact with family is when someone is in hospital.

“Being able to visit or accompany a loved one to hospital can bring comfort and help to reduce stress and distress for patients and their loved ones which is an essential part of the care experience.

“We know just how difficult it has been for everyone involved as we’ve gone through this long period of visiting restrictions.

“I am pleased that we are now able to return to person-centred visiting across our hospital sites.”

To avoid overcrowding some clinic areas will still be operating a scheduled system, requiring individuals to make an appointment ahead of their visit.

Family members and friends are being asked to liaise with each other to plan visiting to avoid large numbers of visitors at any one time, as this may result in people having to reschedule their visit.