Making a difference to the patient experience.
A "bed pod" featuring "modesty screens", enhanced acoustics, multi-level light, and extra storage; quickly erectable washroom "pods" for improving patient convenience and ward layout with minimal disruption; a "one-size-fits-all" hospital gown claimed to provide a more comfortable fit than existing designs; and a reclining day chair designed to enhance patient comfort and safety, were among a raft of new hospital items developed in lightning-fast time by multidisciplinary teams, and shown in prototype in London recently, as part of a Department of Health/Design Council project to improve patient privacy and dignity. Jonathan Baillie reports.
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D003020:Clothing / Q000592:standards; D004867:Equipment Design; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction; D006801:Humans; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010362:Patients' Rooms / Q000592:standards*; D028723:Personhood; D018907:Privacy