Visiting Our Hospitals
Please note, visiting can be restricted or suspended with immediate effect if there are any safety concerns due to a spread of infection on our wards or in our communities.
To confirm that the ward you are planning to visit is currently open, please call our switchboard numbers:
- Whiston and St Helens Hospitals: 0151 426 1600
- Southport Hospital: 01704 547471
- Ormskirk Hospital: 01695 577111
- Newton Community Hospital: 0151 290 4835
Please do not visit our hospitals if you have been in contact with someone with measles in the last three weeks, or you are unwell with the following symptoms.
- high temperature
- runny or blocked nose
- sneezing
- a cough
- red, sore watery eyes
Measles usually starts with cold-like symptoms, followed by a rash a few days later. Some people may also get small spots in their mouth. If you have had measles, you must not visit until day 4 after the onset of the rash (day of onset of the rash being day 0) and are feeling well.
If you need to attend hospital and have been in contact with measles in the last three weeks, please inform us as soon as possible: if attending hospital urgently, please inform the receptionist or clinical team as soon as you arrive; if you have a planned appointment, please inform your clinical team as soon as possible prior to attending.
Further information about measles can be found here: Measles - NHS (www.nhs.uk)
Visitors are also reminded they must not attend the hospital if they have Symptoms or test positive with COVID-19.
Please use the links below for visiting information at all our hospitals.