Open Visiting Hours Welcomed By Greens

31 March 2015

Cllr Howard Allen, Green candidate for Solihull constituency, responding to Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust's new policy of open visiting at all its hospitals from Wednesday 1st April:

"This has been a campaign led by novelist Nicci Gerrard. Her experiences with her father's hospital care led her to launch "John's Campaign."

"We talk about patient-centred care, or care with dignity. Open visiting hours make this a reality."

"Patients can be disoriented and distressed and vulnerable. Restricted visiting hours can contribute to patient deterioration, depriving them of vital contact with relatives."

"Open visiting is an integral part of patient recovery."






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