The visiting times for the Intensive Therapy Unit (ITU) are 11am until 1pm and 3pm until 7:45pm.
The medical care unit and the surgical unit, which includes wards C East, C West, F West and High Dependency Unit (HDU), are open to visitors from 3pm to 5pm and 6pm to 8pm every day.
Other wards have an open visiting policy with no set visiting times and we welcome visitors, but please remember that patients tire easily and need plenty of rest.
If you have problems visiting at these times, please speak to the nurse in charge, it may be possible to arrange another time depending on how busy the ward is.
Please remember patients need their rest and visitors may be asked to leave if patients become tired.
If you need to stay at Harefield, read our page about visitor accommodation.
Help us protect your loved ones
Visitors are restricted to two people per bed at any one time. This rule helps us to minimise the risk of spreading infections, so please respect the safety of patients by respecting the rule.
Visitors who have suffered with symptoms of diarrhoea or vomiting in the previous 48 hours are asked not to visit and to refrain from visiting for a further 72 hours. Again, this restriction safeguards our patients.
It is not advisable to bring babies or very small children onto surgical wards again this is because of infection risks. However if you have no choice please ensure they are supervised at all times. When children become noisy or upset we may have to ask you to leave as this can upset patients.
Do your bit to fight infections
You will doubtless have read in the news about hospital-acquired infections like MRSA. We tackle these infections very seriously and have a good track record in this area. You will see alcohol pump dispensers at the entrance to each ward and at patients’ bedsides. We ask you to do your bit by using these when you enter the ward or at the bedside.
Flowers
Unfortunately, these are not allowed in some areas of the hospital. This is because the stagnant water is a breeding ground for bacteria. The bacteria could then be transferred from the water to surgical wounds or intravenous lines (drips), causing serious infection.
Flowers and plants are not allowed in the Intensive Care Unit, or High Dependency unit.
