[andrewb]

To be honest its supposed to be 3 visitors per bed at visiting times, but this rule seems to have gone out the window.

The amount of time I have seen huge groups of families/friends visiting, and by huge I sometimes mean 10-15+. The point is, vistors are simply germ carriers and fair enough if someone is dieing you do need to go and see them but when someone is just in hospital due to illness I dont think its nessesary for the whole family to go and subject a ward to so many germs.

ps. Not to mention that yes as stated above nurses have to monitor the visitors and having a huge number such as that walking in and out all the time does not help them do their job.