Coffee Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 What do people think off Warrington Hospital visiting times? Mum recently was ill and over a 4 week period spent 22 days in hospital Apart from weekends and days I worked at home I could not make the afternoon visits. The evening visits are only an hour long so if I were delayed at work or in traffic I could be arriving at the hospital just as the visiting time was ending. A 2 to 3 afternoon visit and a 6.30 to 8 evening visit would be more practical. Some hospitals have all day visiting times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 Didn't Warrington General have all day visiting at one time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 All day visiting may be fine for the visitors, but it's a pain in the proverbials for the patients. How is any patient going to get the rest and peace and quiet they need when at any time of the day gangs of people with kids are invading every ward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 You have my sympathy Coffee, I recently had my Dad in Wrexham and my Mum was in Wrightington Hospital all at the same time. It was complete hell,but Wolfie does have a point. You cannot have families turning up any time they feel, it would be unfair on the other patients and the staff would find it very hard administering care Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 Can't disagree there, my mum in at the moment and it is a pain getting to visit when I have to work like this week.for the afternoon visiting I have no chance as I am on the school tun and don't normally finish until after five. for the evening it is not too bad but does mean that if i want to eat i have to wait until visiting over as I have to cram everything else into the hour and a bit before visiting. I am fortunate in that I only live across the road from the hospital so traveling time is what ever it takes for me to walk there which at present is about ten minutes as she is at the very back of the hospital, still it gives me plenty of exercise Some wards will make a special arrangement for out of normal visiting for those who for some reason or other cannot make the normal visiting times for instance shift workers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 Hummm....Now I know where you live Sid I will come round for tea if I should have a crazy notion to return to the UK, Everyone round to Sid house for tea and cucumber sandwiches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 Wolfie is correct and as is SID. If you have problems visiting and the patient is poorly and in for quite a while, it is usually possible to talk to the nurse in charge of the ward and come to some arrangement. But that could depend on how serious the patient's problem is. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.Ask!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 problem is though cleo is i don't do tea only coffee. cucumber sarnies no problem but you have to cut your own crusts off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 Fair enough. I'll have coffee instead of tea and will leave my crusts on my plate. You can feed them to the pigeons after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 You should really eat your crusts. They give you white hair and curly teeth!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee Posted November 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 problem is though cleo is i don't do tea only coffee. cucumber sarnies no problem but you have to cut your own crusts off. If you only have coffee I will be right over to yours. Don't expect sandwiches but can I leave my car outside your house? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee Posted November 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 You have my sympathy Coffee, I recently had my Dad in Wrexham Must be a nightmare, visiting one hospital is difficult enough. All day visiting may be fine for the visitors, but it's a pain in the proverbials for the patients. How is any patient going to get the rest and peace and quiet they need when at any time of the day gangs of people with kids are invading every ward. Not saying all day visiting is a good idea but the two and a half hours allowed in Warington Hospital is not flexible enough, especially with the afternoon and evening visiting being so close. If other hospitals can cope with all day visiting, I am sure Warrington could allow an extra 30 minutes or so in the evening and maybe move the afternoon time. Maybe a staggered system would work were different wards have different visiting times in the afternoon, this would ease the parking problem a little. Wolfie is correct and as is SID. If you have problems visiting and the patient is poorly and in for quite a while, it is usually possible to talk to the nurse in charge of the ward and come to some arrangement. But that could depend on how serious the patient's problem is. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.Ask!! If I arrived really late, most of the time I would be allowed to stay 20 or 30 minutes past visiting hours, but that still mean rushing, asking and feeling your in the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 You should really eat your crusts. They give you white hair and curly teeth!! Ooop! Too late came the advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 If you only have coffee I will be right over to yours. Don't expect sandwiches but can I leave my car outside your house? No probs I have two visitor parking permits, although the sister has snaffled one for the duration of mums stay in hospital Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RingoDave Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 As has been said by others, it is usually possible to come to some arrangement with the ward staff, always allowing for letting them do their jobs. On the occasions I have been "incarcerated" in various wards, my family have been allowed in when they could get there, as long as they didn't disturb other patients. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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