A hospital has become the first in the UK to allow relatives to visit their relatives dying of coronavirus. The Royal University Hospital (RUH) in Bath has made the u-turn as they believe they can safely support some of the devastating visits.
Doctors and nurses had previously worked in line with Government policy and stopped most visits from relatives in order to reduce the spread of coronavirus.
But the hospital now says they are able to change their position on this. The statement said: “Across the NHS, visiting hospital trusts has been suspended except in exceptional circumstances, such as end of life care. “After careful consideration, we believe that we can, in some situations, safely support end of life visits for those with