The Justvisiting Group is a not-for-profit company which aims to celebrate and support patient care and develop an online community to unite friends and family when it really matters.
Justvisiting.com is our free website which has been designed to support hospital patients and their families and save precious time for hospital staff. It is best described as an online visiting room and it aims to establish a support network for patients and their main carers to share information and well wishes, donate to charity, send flowers and much more.
Since its launch in 2007 it has proven to be a really popular way to share the burden of hospital/hospice visiting and caring and has in turn united (or even re-united) families and friends, empowering them to provide mutual support and care for each other during stressful times - whether a loved one is ill, recovering from surgery or even celebrating the arrival of a new baby. With hundreds of hits each month and users around the world it is really starting to take off.
Justvisiting.com is completely secure and confidential as well as easy to use and easily accessible. A visitor to the site simply opens an online visiting room and invites friends and family to view regular bulletins and post their own messages of support between one another. Distance is no problem, even for friends and relatives overseas, and the room is open 24 hours a day, every day.
Many of us have experienced the type of problems faced by thousands of people every day when a relative is in hospital. As a result our members recognise the real advantages their online visiting room brings, be it in supporting carers and patients, saving precious time, reducing risk of infection, or providing an opportunity for loved ones to join a caring network when hospital visiting may prove difficult (due to critical care, patient privacy, distance, lack of mobility, family tensions, childcare issues, etc.).
"The role of the carer in the effective treatment and rehabilitation of patients cannot be overstated and Justvisiting provides a wonderful opportunity for carers to establish an invaluable support network. The website delivers an interactive platform to monitor patients' progress and to directly communicate with all those who care for and support the patient.
For times when hospital visiting proves to be too difficult in an era when family members reside across the globe and hospitals become less accessible, Justvisiting can unite and empower carers and provide a supportive online community during times of concern and uncertainty."
Professor Sir Kenneth Calman,
Former Chief Medical Officer
Chair of the National Cancer Research Institute
The Justvisiting Group is committed to chanelling all operating profits (achieved only through commercial sponsorship of our online services) to related charities like MacMillan Nurses or to hospital wards and respite carers.
Register today to explore the site (it's free and with absolutely no commitment) or take the walkthrough on the home page (the 'what's this' buttons) and see how we can help.
We are always keen to receive comments and questions so please contact us at any time.
The Justvisiting Team
