No flowers for Norfolk NHS

There's a distinct ring of here we go again about a story in today's EDP about hospitals in Norfolk banning people visiting patients from bringing them flowers.

Oh no, you can't be bringing them in - whatever next. They might cause an infection.

Well in actual fact, a survey has shown people don't catch things from flowers (unlike hospitals...) and bringing people flowers can actually cheer them up, lift their spirits and aid recovery.