Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage hospitals to enable friends and family to come in to (1) visit, and (2) give support, to new patients with (a) brain, and (b) spinal, injuries in order to help with their rehabilitation.

Providers are expected to facilitate such visits wherever possible, in a way which manages infection risks. Based on national principles, visiting policies are at the discretion of National Health Service trusts and other NHS bodies which will make an assessment of appropriate visiting arrangements, given the local prevalence of COVID-19 and the design of facilities. Providers are encouraged to ensure visiting can take place and patients may be accompanied where appropriate and necessary to meet their health needs.