"Open visiting is not working"

In my experience, open visiting is not working for patients.

I, and presumably other seriously ill, exposed guys, or women, do not want older members of the opposite sex permanently parked opposite them whilst they are on the ward for days on end.

Having someone whose manner was bossy, rude and unpleasant (they were acting as advocate for their partner who completely ignored them for seven hours at a time), parked six foot from my face day after day after day actually started to affect my own recovery.

I feel this is a stupid policy and it should be changed. Two hours a day is ample. Mens wards should be for men and staff, not for older women visitors nesting for weeks at a time. I cannot stress enough how the atmosphere was ruined and moods affected by this continuous presence in the ward. It's not right.

And then they started trying to talk to me. And make comments about me. Little jokes.

Now granted, I am not at my most patient having nearly died three days ago. But whoever it was that thought that open visiting rights was a good idea has made a grievous error of judgement.

I strongly suggest the hospital refers to the normal restrictions of two hours per day.