VISITORS have been banned from Mid and South Essex Hospitals as covid cases continue to surge.
Visiting is being suspended in all hospitals run by Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust from tomorrow.
The new restrictions will affect Braintree Community Hospital and St Peter’s Hospital, amongst other South Essex locations.
The MSEFT said: “To keep our patients and staff as safe as possible, and in line with other Trusts, we will be restricting visiting on our sites from tomorrow, 1 January.”
However, there are some exemptions with visitations.
Visitors are no longer being accepted except if patients receiving end of life care, patients with learning disabilities, mental health patients or patients with dementia.
There will be no changes in maternity or paediatrics.
Where visitors are still allowed, the hospital will continue to ask people to take a lateral flow test before they come onto site.
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