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<\/p>\nPeople are being asked to only visit hospitals in the region if they are fit and healthy<\/p>\n
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is asking people not to visit or attend outpatient or other appointments if they have a range of symptoms(Image: PA)<\/p>\n
A Welsh health board has issued an emergency message over an outbreak of norovirus. Cardiff<\/a> and Vale University Health Board is asking people not to visit or attend outpatient or other appointments if they have a range of symptoms.<\/p>\n Cardiff and Vale University Health Board said due to the ongoing impact of the norovirus outbreak across several of its hospital sites “services are currently experiencing significant pressure”.<\/p>\n In a message executive nurse director Jason Roberts said only patients and visitors feeling fit and healthy should visit the board’s hospitals.<\/p>\n “When norovirus spreads within hospitals it can result in ward closures and reduced bed availability, affecting our ability to care for patients who need treatment,” he said.<\/p>\n “To help reduce the spread of infection we ask that patients and visitors only attend our hospital sites if you are feeling fit and well.<\/p>\n “Anyone experiencing symptoms of a nausea, vomiting and\/or diarrhoea should not attend our sites until they have been symptom-free for at least 48 hours.<\/p>\n “If you have an outpatient appointment and begin to feel unwell, please contact the department before attending so that alternative arrangements can be considered.”<\/p>\n The board runs Wales’ largest hospital, the University Hospital of Wales<\/a>, as well as Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital and the dental hospital on the same site, Llandough, Barry<\/a> and St David’s hospitals and Cardiff Royal Infirmary. For our free daily briefing on the biggest issues facing the nation sign up to the Wales Matters newsletter here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Most cases of norovirus can be managed at home with rest, fluids and self-care, and symptoms usually improve within two to three days.<\/p>\n The board said anyone unsure about their symptoms is advised to use the NHS<\/a> 111 Wales online symptom checker for advice and guidance. Anyone needing urgent healthcare advice or access to out-of-hours services should call 111 to speak with a clinician.<\/p>\n Mr Roberts added: “Our emergency unit should only be used for serious or life-threatening emergencies. Our colleagues follow strict infection prevention and control guidance, including thorough handwashing, to help reduce the spread of infection within our hospitals.<\/p>\n “These measures are supported by national guidance, including the national infection prevention and control manual from Public Health Wales, and our local dress code policy.<\/p>\n “Staff who develop symptoms of respiratory or viral infections are advised not to attend work until they have been symptom-free for at least 48 hours.”<\/p>\n Get daily breaking news updates on your phone by joining our WhatsApp community here<\/a>. We occasionally treat members to special offers, promotions and ads from us and our partners. See our Privacy Notice<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"People are being asked to only visit hospitals in the region if they are fit and healthy Cardiff…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":474212,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[2188,102,2960,104,56,54,55,59731],"class_list":["post-474211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-cardiff","tag-health","tag-healthcare","tag-nhs","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-vale-of-glamorgan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/474211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=474211"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/474211\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/474212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=474211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=474211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=474211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}