Woman banned from all hospitals after fake ‘quiet NHS’ social media posts

Hannah Dean, 30, who was previously fined, now faces arrest and possible criminal prosecution if she ignores an Asbo-style community protection notice.

Police confirmed she can only visit a hospital in an emergency, for a booked appointment or if she is a dependent of a patient.

Fines of up to £2,500 could be issued by the courts if she is convicted of breaching the notice.

It also bans her from encouraging others to flout Covid national lockdown restrictions.

It comes after she was handed a £200 fixed penalty notice for travelling to Queen Alexandra Hospital, filming there and posting on Facebook it was ‘the quietest I have ever seen it’.

She has filmed similar videos of Southampton General Hospital and repeatedly visited St Richard’s Hospital in Chichester.

A post on the Hannah Dean Facebook account earlier this year featured photos supposedly showing empty corridors at St Richard’s hospital.

Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs St Richard’s Hospital, described the post as ‘inaccurate’, ‘misleading’ and ‘highly disrespectful’ – read more here.

Chief Inspector Jon Carter, from Sussex police, said: “There are a variety of tactics of dealing with this kind of unacceptable behaviour.

“We are working together with Hampshire Constabulary to ensure the best avenues to deter this behaviour from continuing are taken.”