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Visiting Restrictions at Weston General Hospital

Weston General Hospital is currently free of norovirus (winter vomiting disease) with all wards open normally.

However, due to its continued persistence within the North Somerset community, Weston Area Health NHS Trust has reluctantly decided to restrict visiting hours to two hours per day until further notice.

This will be for one hour in the afternoon (2.30 - 3.30pm) and one hour in the evening (7- 8pm).

Two visitors will be admitted per bed and we request that children under 11 are not brought in to visit until further notice. If you have any concerns regarding visiting hours, please speak to the relevant Ward Sister, who will be happy to discuss any individual needs.

Irene Gray, Director of Nursing
08 March 2012

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Lay Member: would you like to be involved in the planning and delivery of our services? Click here to learn more and for an application form. Click to read the press advert 3 February 2011.

Weston Area Health NHS Trust has been named in a list of the UK’s 40 top hospitals for a record eighth consecutive year.
Date of release: 08 May 2012

Weston student nurse Kelly Roberts swapped her hospital ward for the Himalayas when she undertook a month-long work placement in Nepal.
Date of release: 02 May 2012

Nurses Day 2012: Weston Area Health NHS Trust is proud to support Nurses Day 2012 and celebrate the hard work and dedication of nursing staff. Read More...

Weston Area Health NHS Trust Librarian gave out free books to patients as part of World Book Night on April 23.
Date of release: 24 April 2012

Weston Area Health NHS Trust is planning a week of celebration leading up to International Nurses Day on Saturday 12 May. The theme is inviting others to “walk with nurses” to understand the wide range of nursing roles in health care.
Date of release: 23 April 2012

An electronic system for recording the wishes of end of life patients, developed by a Weston Area Health NHS Trust Consultant, has increased the number of local people able to die in the place of their choice.
Date of release: 16 April 2012

Staff at Weston Area Health NHS Trust have declared an amnesty for people who may still have pieces of borrowed hospital equipment in their homes.
Date of release: 11 April 2012

Weston Area Health NHS Trust is proud to support the first national NHS Sustainability Day of Action (March 28) and join with more than 100 other English NHS organisations engaging with staff, patients and the public on sustainability and ‘green’ issues.
Date of release: 28 March 2012

Two decorated windows in the Emergency Department of Weston General Hospital were unveiled this week by the town’s MP, John Penrose.
Date of release: 23 March 2012

First-time Mum Stephanie Towler had her daughter Kacey in the birthing pool at Weston’s Ashcombe Birth Centre – and is encouraging other mothers-to-be to follow her example.
Date of release: 20 February 2012

A 95-year-old former Midwife has toured Ashcombe Birth Centre at Weston General Hospital to see how things have changed for modern mothers and their babies.
Date of release: 20 February 2012

Hospital dietitians have become the first winners of Weston Area Health NHS Trust’s P.R.I.D.E of Weston Award.
Date of release: 20 February 2012

Heart attack survivor Andy Gale is raising money for the cardiac team at Weston General Hospital – by motor-cycling 1,800 miles across the Sahara Desert in eight days.
Date of release: 16 February 2012

Two Non Executive Directors of Weston Area Health NHS Trust have been re-appointed by the Appointments Commission to serve on the Board for another four years.
Date of release: 16 February 2012

Outpatients using services at Weston Area Health NHS Trust have reported significant improvements over the past two years, according to the results of the latest national survey published today.
Date of release: 14 February 2012

Weston Area Health NHS Trust is proud to support National Apprenticeship Week (Feb 6-10, 2012) and to recognise the hard work and dedication that young apprentices bring to the hospital.
Date of release: 08 February 2012

Weston Area Health NHS Trust has chosen National Dignity Day (Weds Feb 1) to launch an exciting community-wide awareness campaign.
Date of release: 01 February 2012

New for 2012 Pregnancy Early Bird Open Evenings - Information evenings held in Ashcombe Birth Centre, Weston General Hospital, for women from conception up to 10 weeks of pregnancy. Information evenings and Birth Centre tours held on the first Tuesday of every month – next one on Tuesday February 7 2012 from 7pm to 9pm.
Date of release: 01 February 2012

Poorly teddy bears and “injured” teachers were treated at Weston General Hospital this week as schoolchildren from Uphill Primary School visited the Emergency Department for their term project on “999 and people who help us.”
Date of release: 26 January 2012

Weston Area Health NHS Trust is using the social networking site Twitter to help it communicate with local people.
Date of release: 13 January 2012

Weston General Hospital Restricts Visiting Times to Control Winter Vomiting Bug
Date of release: 20 December 2011

Guidelines to Help Weston General Hospital Control Winter Vomiting Bug
Date of release: 16 December 2011

Weston Area Health NHS Trust has come top of a league table of English hospitals undertaking clinical research.
Date of release: 16 December 2011

Dozens of cuddly teddies and puppies have been donated to Weston General Hospital to cheer up poorly children over the Christmas holiday period.
Date of release: 13 December 2011

Specialist Community Children’s Services run by Weston Area Health NHS Trust meet essential standards of quality and safety, according to independent inspectors.
Date of release: 03 November 2011

Colleagues Honoured at Trust’s Annual Meeting.
Date of release: 20 September 2011

The new birthing pool at Weston General Hospital’s Maternity Unit has been used for the first time.
Date of release: 09 September 2011

Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission paid a return visit to Weston Area Health NHS Trust last month – and have declared that the hospital is now meeting ALL essential standards of quality and safety.
Date of release: 07 September 2011

Roger Lloyd has been appointed by the Appointments Commission to serve for four years as a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Weston Area Health NHS Trust.
Date of release: 01 September 2011

Food served to patients at Weston General Hospital has been rated “Excellent” for the second consecutive year.
Date of release: 31 August 2011

Departing Chief Executive Speaks of Pride in Weston General Hospital and its Staff
Date of release: 30 August 2011

International TV and Media Coverage for Weston Speech Therapist who found Phone App “Cure” for Parkinson’s Patient
Date of release: 22 August 2011

Non-Executive Director Re-appointed at Weston Area Health NHS Trust.
Date of release: 05 August 2011

Weston Area Health NHS Trust is to appoint Peter Colclough as Interim Chief Executive from 1 September 2011.
Date of release: 25 July 2011

Weston Area Health NHS Trust Chief Executive Lorene Read has announced her appointment at another hospital Trust.
Date of release: 07 July 2011

Quality Account 2010-2011. Annual report to the public about the quality of the services delivered at Weston Area Health NHS Trust.
Date of release: 08 July 2011

The Pathology Laboratory Service at Weston Area Health NHS Trust has been praised following two rigorous inspections.
Date of release: 04 July 2011

Dozens of volunteer fundraisers were invited into Weston General Hospital last night to see the new £225,000 Digital Breast Scanner which they helped to buy.
Date of release: 30 June 2011

Staff at Weston Area Health NHS Trust, who are also members of the Territorial Army, joined in with commemorations for this week’s forthcoming Armed Forces Day.
Date of release: 23 June 2011

Weston Area Health NHS Trust played host to North Somerset school pupils interested in careers in health and social care.
Date of release: 23 June 2011

Eighteen diabetes patients from Weston Area Health NHS Trust marked the successful completion of their “Peer Advisors” training programme at a celebratory dinner at the weekend.
Date of release: 22 June 2011

Staff at Weston Area Health NHS Trust worked with several community organisations to celebrate the work of Carers during their national week.
Date of release: 20 June 2011

Changes to the car parking tariff at Weston General Hospital coming into effect this month include free car parking for patients and visitors for the first 30 minutes of their stay.
Date of release: 14 June 2011

Weston Area Health NHS Trust supports Falls Awareness Week 2011
Date of release: 14 June 2011

Nursing Assistant Richard Bartlett from Weston General Hospital is planning the amazing feat of running 60 miles in one day from the hospital to Wells Cathedral and back.
Date of release: 13 June 2011

Weston Speech Therapist Finds Phone App “Cure” for Parkinson’s Patient
Date of release: 6 June 2011

Weston Area Health NHS Trust has been named in a list of the UK’s 40 top hospitals for the seventh consecutive year.
Date of release: 16 May 2011

International Nurses' Day 2011 (Thursday 12 May 2011)
Weston Area Health NHS Trust is proud to support International Nurses' Day.
Message from Ian Bramley, Director of Nursing
Date of release: 12 May 2011

General Hospital is restricting patients’ visiting times to one hour a day on all its wards to help minimise an outbreak of a vomiting bug.
Date of release: 26 April 2011

A new £8.6 million Urgent Care Centre is about to open its doors to the public in North Somerset – a new building with a new way of delivering care to patients inside.
Date of release: 12 April 2011

Dr Andrew Newton, a Consultant in the Emergency Department at Weston General Hospital and a Cheddar Valley resident, has run his 10th half marathon in 10 years and raised £750 for charity.
Date of release: 04 April 2011

A receptionist working in the WISH centre at Weston Area Health NHS Trust has been named South West Apprentice of the Year at an NHS awards ceremony.
Date of release: 25 March 2011

National No Smoking Day 2011 - 09 March 2011:
New ambitions to tackle the substantial public health harms from tobacco were announced today on No Smoking Day by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley. For details, see the Department of Health Press Release New Plans To Stub Out Smoking
Date of release: 09 March 2011

Patients at Weston General Hospital had the opportunity to tell inspectors from the Care Quality Commission about their experience of care on the wards during a recent unannounced visit – and they were very complimentary.
Date of release: 09 March 2011

The local offices of banking giant Santander have made a generous donation to Weston Area Health NHS Trust’s Diamond Appeal for a Digital Breast Scanner.
Date of release: 02 March 2011

Weston General Hospital is restricting patients’ visiting times to one hour a day to help minimise an outbreak of the winter vomiting bug.
Date of release: 24 February 2011

Weston MP John Penrose was installed as President of Weston General Hospital League of Friends on 18 February 2011.
Date of release: 21 February 2011

Top Food Hygiene Rating for Weston General Hospital Kitchens and Restaurant
Date of release: 31 January 2011

The Trust is repeating its request to patients and visitors not to smoke outside the hospital entrance and on hospital grounds.
Date of release: 28 January 2011

Cancer patients use national survey to praise Weston General Hospital
Date of release: 24 January 2011

Guidelines to help Weston General Hospital control winter vomiting bug
Date of release: 19 January 2011

Same sex accommodation - your privacy, our responsibility. The Trust's Statement of Compliance (2009) and Statement of Compliance (2011).
Date of release: 01 July 2009 (Updated: 15 March 2011 / Reviewed: 18 March 2012)

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Welcome – on these pages you will find plenty of information about Weston General Hospital and its services.

The hospital is run by Weston Area Health NHS Trust and all our staff are committed to providing excellent patient care.

Patient Safety is our Top Priority

Here at Weston Area Health NHS Trust we are clear that we have one priority in mind:

To deliver, safe, high quality and clinically effective services

We are working hard to show our community that we are improving our performance all the time and offering our patients an ever-more positive experience when they visit or stay with us.

Here are some examples of how we have put Patient Safety First and improved Patient Experience during 2009/10

We have opened a new state-of-the-art Scanning Suite so our patients no longer have to rely on a visiting mobile service, which required them to go outside in all weathers to access it (see article below)

Our clinicians and pharmacists have focussed on medicines management to ensure our compliance with best practice in the monitoring, control and usage of drugs and reduce the risk of unintended errors

We have invested in our in-house cleaning team, which now operates 24-hours-a-day and seven-days-a-week

Patients visiting our Community Children’s Services site in Drove Road now receive a reminder about pedestrian safety on site with their appointment letter

Our Millennium IT system has enabled all in-patients to have printed wristbands to reduce the risk of confusion due to poor handwriting or blurred inks

It also records all patients’ national NHS numbers – as double security against the risk of mis-identification

We put yellow covers on the notes of patients undergoing chemotherapy, so they can be recognised as special if they are admitted unexpectedly as an emergency

Some of these examples are hugely significant and affect everyone who comes through the doors, while others affect only individuals or small groups.

We are focussed on making all the improvements we can – no matter how large or small – they all help to make the hospital the safe and secure environment we all need it to be.

Weston Area Health NHS Trust aims to be:

Quality – An organisation providing safe sustainable clinical services, which promotes health and wellbeing, as well as treats ill health. To be the Hospital of choice, with a reputation for consistently delivering excellence and innovation

People - Recognised as a first-class employer for investing in people, developing skills and encouraging innovation

Business - A highly respected and profitable organisation and a good community citizen - socially responsible and locally accountable

We always welcome the views of our patients and visitors, so please contact us at any time on 01934 636363 or via Weston.enquiries@nhs.net

Key Services

Weston is a small District General Hospital offering a full range of acute medical care and surgical procedures.

Among the key services we offer is our 24-hour Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit for patients with serious injury or illness.

We are proud and pleased to have our Seashore Centre offering clinics and day care for children and young people and community children's services.

Our maternity unit is the largest midwifery-led unit in the country and offers a real home-from-home environment in which low-risk mothers can deliver.

The WISH Centre is also based at the Trust – offering both contraception and sexual health care.

We also have the Waterside Suite for private patients.

National News and Websites

NHS Choices is the online information service that puts patients in charge. It incorporates NHS Direct and Carers Direct. Use it to find a GP, local NHS dentistry services, compare hospitals, book appointments and much more.

Public Health Headlines

Swine Flu: Department of Health Helpline 0800 1 513 513. Text phone: 0800 1 513 200. For up to date information visit www.direct.gov.uk/swineflu.

Remember the Department of Health campaign CATCH IT, BIN IT, KILL IT which aims to reduce the spread of cold, flu and other viruses.

Choose Well NHS South West urges people to go to the right place to get treatment if they are injured or unwell. Click for a useful guide.

Updated November 2010