Mobile are accepted in my local hospital already,but are restricted for use in the day-room,subject to how many people are in there, or in the corridor outside of wards. On the wards themselves they are very much not allowed. The only place where they are allowed without leaving the ward is A&E,but even then it is a small protected area,so as not to affect machines etc and also the individual side rooms.

My OH and myself often work at the hospitals and neither of us take our mobiles on to the wards.

Patients are also requested by notices and pre-admissions letter to keep their use of a mobile to a minmum and show consideration for others.