North Cumbria Integrated Care has announced new visiting hours. 

Visiting times for all adult inpatient units are Cumberland Infirmary, West Cumberland Hospital, Cockermouth Community Hospital, Brampton War Memorial Hospital, Workington Community Hospital, Penrith Community Hospital, and Keswick Community Hospital- 2pm to 4pm and 7pm to 8pm for all hospital wards. 

A spokesperson said: "Since 2020 visiting arrangements across our adult inpatient units have been closely managed.

"This was to maintain the safety of patients and staff working in hospital settings specifically in relation to covid-19 infection.

"Visiting arrangements have slowly eased as the risk reduced. The Trust has now determined that it is appropriate to return to consistent visiting times across all our adult inpatient units.

"A maximum of 2 people may visit at a time and we ask all visitors to follow infection prevention measures.

"Use hand sanitiser before and after visiting a ward and please do not visit if you feel at all unwell.

"Any exceptions to any of these visiting arrangements is at the discretion of the Nurse in Charge of the ward at the time – this includes for patients who are at the end of their life and those who require reasonable adjustments due to their condition."