Visiting times at the Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust's (LPT) community hospital in Coalville have been extended.

The times will be across inpatient wards and units to support patients' and service-users' health, wellbeing and care.

Visiting can now take place between 11am and 8pm at the county's community hospitals and children and young people's wards. 

In the adult mental health inpatient wards you can visit patients between 11am and 7pm.

If families and carers wish to visit outside of these hours, they can talk to the nurse in charge who will help to facilitate your request.

Open visiting continues to be in place to support those parents or carers caring for a child or young person, carers who wish to continue their caring responsibilities and families of any patients who are 'end of life'.

Dr Anne Scott, executive director of nursing, allied health professionals and quality at LPT, said: "At our Trust we recognise the value that visiting makes to the health, wellbeing and care of our patients and service-users. 

"Our extended visiting reflects the commitment of all of our staff to delivering high-quality compassionate care for all."

The county's community hospitals include: 

· Coalville Community Hospital

· Hinckley and Bosworth Community Hospital

· Loughborough Hospital

· Melton Mowbray Hospital

· Rutland Memorial Hospital

· St Luke's Hospital (Market Harborough)

· City Inpatient Beds (Beechwood and Clarendon wards, Evington Centre)

At adult mental health inpatient wards (including The Bradgate Mental Health Unit), visits can take place between 11am and 7pm.

Although if you wish to visit outside of these hours, you can speak to the nurse in charge who will help to facilitate this.