Infection control advice

We are committed to providing a safe service to patients and their loved ones. Much of the work undertaken within the University Health Board is aimed at ensuring that our healthcare staff are well educated and are guided by evidence based infection prevention and control policies, for example hand hygiene and isolation policies.

The same advice also applies to families or visitors, particularly when we head into winter and face the threat of seasonal illnesses such as influenza and winter vomiting disease. Whilst these illnesses may arise in the community some will result in admission to hospital. For this reason we are providing guidance to visitors about what to do when they visit our hospitals and when to avoid visiting.

Please do not attend/visit hospital if you:

feel unwell
have flu-like symptoms
currently have, or had, diarrhoea and/or vomiting in the past 48 hours
have been in contact with anyone with the above symptoms in the past 48 hours
have an existing medical condition or are on medication that puts them at risk of infection