Can I drive to a hospital to drop (non essential stuff) off

[Mallowmarshmallow]

I know the answer to most of the 'can I go' questions is a resolute no on here.....

We have been carefully isolating, one adult has been out twice in three weeks for essential supermarket shopping and every few days we do exercise on a big recreation field or local quarry we can walk to with DCs.

My DF is in hospital, he has been for a few days after becoming seriously ill for something not covid related. He is weak from heart surgery several years ago and several bouts of ill health this year so far. He's tested positive for covid today, is currently well enough (for him) but I assume has tough times ahead).

I'm not sure he'll survive. Would I be able to drop off some photos and pictures from the kids to be given to him (obviously no visiting at hospital). Hospital is half an hour away.

And before people say...I get 'stay at home', and have been doing so.....but I might never see him again.....

Sorry to their this op. I hope he improves soon.
You won’t be allowed on the ward (unless the ward manger makes an exception to the rules) and even going into a hospital environment will put you and others at risk.
Can you post the pictures and photos to the ward?

I'd phone the ward staff and ask.
They might say no or they might say yes, drop it at....receiving those will mean a lot to him.
So sorry your lovely dad is so poorly

I’m sorry your dad is so unwell. My friend was in with corona and was allowed to have stuff dropped off to him (he is now home)

Call the ward.

I work in a mental health ward so very different but we have things dropped off for patients. We wash clothes, wipe down items to try and reduce the risk of cross infection.

My MIL was allowed to drop of money essentials to my FIL when she was no longer allowed to visit. Non CV related illness but terminal and very ill. She had to leave them with a reception area to be taken to him.

We were able to get them back easier as they managed to move him into a hospice the day before he died last week. They could also visit at the hospice still for one hour a day and were able to be with him when he passed.

They'd been told they would be allowed in to the hospital if he was at the end, but he'd just got a negative cv result back so that may be why.

I'm so sorry you're going through this. It's a truly awful time to be dealing with this. It's always challenging but right now is even harder.

Take care of yourself.