title: Quiet please, for our health's sake.
abstract: As patients' acuity has increased and hospitals have become busier, noise levels have increased. Excessive noise at night can have negative physiological and psychological effects on patients, delaying their recovery. It can also affect staff wellbeing and performance. Noise can be reduced by educating staff and making simple changes to the clinical environment.
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dean
mesh_terms: D006272:Health Facility Environment; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D009622:Noise / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000209:etiology*; D006113:United Kingdom