PENDLESIDE hospice have set up lateral flow testing to allow visitors during lockdown. The testing began on Wednesday (January 20), enabling Pendleside to offer weekly testing of all visitors, to support visits safely with loved ones. As of Monday (January 25), visitors will not permitted unless they have been issued with a seven-day visiting pass. The hospice has said that visiting is crucial for maintaining health, wellbeing and quality of life for our patients and visitors. Chief Executive Helen McVey said: “At the outset of the pandemic we foresaw that a lot of our fundraising was going to be adversely affected by lockdowns and restrictions so we launched our ‘Keep Your Hospice Open’ campaign.