Covid information

Visiting our wards

All visitors are welcome to CPFT sites if they are feeling well and do not have symptoms of a respiratory infection.

However, please avoid visiting if you are unwell or have any Covid and or flu-like symptoms, which may incliude a cough, sneezing, a stuffy or runny nose, a sore throat, headaches, muscle aches, breathlessness, tight chest or wheezing, a high temperature or feeling generally unwell.

Visitors or carers no longer need to wear a facemask at our sites unless it is your personal preference, or you are visiting a patient who has a respiratory condition, in protective isolation, or who is immunocompromised. You will be asked to wear a mask in these areas. 

Patients with respiratory symptoms who attend a Minor Injury Unit, an outpatient appointment, or are being treated in the community, are encouraged to wear a facemask.

Face masks, and hand-sanitising products are available at all main entrances to our sites. 

Please do not visit if you have any Covid-19 symptoms or have tested positive for Covid-19 within 10 days. As per pre-pandemic visiting guidelines, please do not visit loved ones if you are feeling unwell.

For the latest updates on Covid-19 please visit www.gov.uk/coronavirus.

For the latest health advice please visit www.nhs.uk.

Please check the NHS website here: Getting a COVID-19 vaccine for updates on the vaccination programme. 

Carers:
If you are a carer, click here to find resources to support you

Information for people with learning disabilities or on the autism spectrum and their families can be found here.

• All visitors are welcome to CPFT sites if they are feeling well and do not have symptoms of a respiratory infection. However, please  avoid visiting if you are unwell or have any Covid and or lfu-like symptoms, which may incliude a cough, sneezing, a stuffy or runny nose, a sore throat, headaches, muscle aches, breathlessness, tight chest or wheezing, a high temperature or feeling generally unwell.
• On arrival, visitors will be asked to answer a few questions about Covid and how they are feeling to ensure it is safe to visit.
• In most cases two visitors will be allowed per patient, per day and there is no longer a requirement to arrange visits with a ward manager in advance.
• Whilst on site, visitors must follow the relevant infection prevention and control measures. This will be discussed on arrival, but may include washing hands, giving others personal space, being asked to roll up sleeves for effective hand hygiene and taking other precautions as necessary. Visitors no longer need to wear a face mask at our sites unless it is their personal preference, or they are visiting a patient who has a respiratory condition, is in protective isolation, or is immunocompromised.
• CPFT is continuously reviewing its visiting policy, in line with national guidance.
• Anyone with a positive Covid test, or other symptoms of respiratory infections, should not visit the wards, even if these symptoms are mild or intermittent. 
• For any questions or queries, contact the ward manager, who will be happy to help.

Our Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) teams have compiled a series of leaflets and handy guides about Covid for children, young people and families.

They contain a range of information and useful resources about Covid, and advice how to talk to young people, understand how they might be feeling, and answer their questions during the pandemic. Easy-read versions of the leaflets can also be found below.

Resources for children, young people and their families.pdf 762KB

Covid young people mental health resource pack.pdf 797KB

Covid young people's mental health resource pack easy read version.pdf 845KB

Neuro-development resources for children, young people and their families.pdf 762KB

Going back to school.pdf 1MB

Supporting your child back to school.pdf 589KB

Feeling anxious and worried.pdf 3MB

Other languages
Translated versions of Covid leaflets can be found here.