As a friend or family member of one of our patients, we understand this can be a worrying time for you. 

Whether it be information on when you can visit your loved ones or accommodation so that you can stay by their side, we are here to help you.  

Below you will find some key information for your visit, but you can always contact us or check our patients section.

We welcome friends and family to visit inpatients at most times. 

Visitors should please check with the ward staff to see when the best time is to visit their loved one, as it may vary depending on the patient's care and treatment. Patients can tire easily and need plenty of rest. 

The usual visiting times at the private wards at Royal Brompton Hospital and Harefield Hospital are as follows: 

Royal Brompton Hospital – Sir Reginald Wilson ward 

Friends and family are welcome to visit their loved ones during the visiting times: 7 days a week, between 10 am and 10 pm. 

There is a rest period for patients between 1 pm and 2 pm. During this period, the ward is closed to visitors. 

The intensive care (ITU / ICU) and the high dependency unit (HDU) do have limitations on the times and number of visits per patient. Visiting times are as follows: 

  • HDU: 11 am to 1 pm and 3:30 pm to 7:30 pm. 

  • AICU: 11 am to 12 midday and 4 pm to 7 pm. 

  • Recovery: after 6 pm. 

Harefield Hospital – Juniper ward 

On arrival, visitors should always check at the nurses' station that it is OK to head to the patient's room. 

Friends and family are welcome to visit their loved ones during the visiting times 7 days a week, between 10 am and 9 pm. 

There is a rest period for patients between 1 pm and 2 pm. During this period, the ward is closed to visitors. 

Juniper Ward's high dependency unit (HDU) welcomes visitors from 2 pm to 9 pm, with a restriction on the number of visitors. 

While visiting a patient in one of our hospitals, visitors can dine with our patients in their room. At both hospitals, visitors are welcome to purchase food from the canteen and dine with the patient in their room. 

At Royal Brompton Hospital, visitors can also enjoy a variety of hot and cold drinks and snacks at the coffee shop located close to the main reception or you can enjoy a meal at the Garden Restaurant on Level 1 which serves lunch and dinner, seven days a week. 

At Harefield Hospital, your loved ones can enjoy a snack at the friendly Pavilion run by the League of Friends. If preferred, they can have a meal at Harefield Hospital's restaurant, The Hungry Hare. This is located opposite the main entrance, below the concert hall. 

If your loved one is in hospital, we recognise that you will want to stay close by. Then it will be easy to visit, and you can see each other often. 

At both hospitals, our team can arrange accommodation within the hospital grounds, subject to availability: 

  • Visitors to Harefield Hospital have the benefit of accommodation at Parkwood House. This is a small, friendly, hotel-style house within the hospital grounds. It offers single or double rooms at reasonable rates. 

  • At Royal Brompton Hospital, accommodation is limited and needs to be booked in advance. As a result, only one of your visitors can stay there at a time. 

Relatives can stay in the patient's room at the discretion of the ward sister or ward co-ordinator, but normally it is only possible if the patient requires language assistance or has additional personal care needs.