New restrictions on visiting have come into force at the Royal Alexandra Hospital due to the prevalence of covid.
The hospital has temporarily reverted to essential visiting only in all acute wards with the exception of maternity, gynaecology, and mental health.
The changes will come into effect from 8pm today (Wednesday, October 13) and will be in operation for three weeks, up to and including Tuesday, November 2.
Health bosses have taken the decision due to the presence of covid, the ongoing prevalence of community cases, and in order to follow Infection Prevention and Control procedures.
The situation will be kept under review in the meantime. The actions are part of a risk-assessed approach to infection prevention and control in all hospitals across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
Anyone still planning to visit any hospital in the health board is urged to take a lateral flow test beforehand and then undertake them twice a week for as long as they are a visitor.
NHSGGC Director, Clyde Sector, Melanie McColgan said: “This difficult, but critical decision has been taken to help protect our patients, visitors and staff. We recognise this will be difficult for our patients and their loved ones, and for that, we apologise. We are committed to keeping the situation under review so that we can reintroduce visiting to acute wards at the RAH as soon as it is safe to do so.
“For those who plan to visit a patient at the Royal Alexandra Hospital and are unsure of what visiting guidelines apply, please either call the ward or go to our website where you will find more information.
“If you do plan to visit any of our hospitals, we strongly recommend that you have a voluntary Lateral Flow Test prior beforehand and then undertake these twice per week for as long as you are a visitor.”
