South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust issued the following announcement on Nov. 19.
Visiting restrictions remain in place at our hospitals to protect patients and staff.
To keep everyone safe these restrictions apply to meeting inpatients in public areas of our hospitals as well as visiting wards.
A list of exemptions can be found on our website... https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/patients-visitors/information/
Original source can be found here.
Source: South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust