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Charity ensures comfort for patients
June 17, 2024
Thanks to our funding, through the transformation innovation fund, patients in our discharge lounge will have a more comfortable wait.
Eleanor Hardy, transformation fellow for emergency and ambulatory care tells us more.
“When patients are ready to leave hospital, they may have to wait for transport or for their medication, and they do that in our discharge lounge at Northwick Park Hospital.
“Our discharge lounge co-ordinator, Frazer Rodrigues noticed that some patients are not comfortable sitting in upright chairs, and due to their surgery, may need to keep their leg raised, which means they need to lie on trolley beds, and these take up a lot of space.
“So, we applied for transformation innovation funding for four specialist reclining chairs and were delighted that it was approved.
“Not only does it mean our patients have a more comfortable wait, but there is more space for patients and staff to move about as there are less trolley beds.
“If the chairs prove to be successful, we’ll look at providing them in our Ealing Hospital discharge lounge as well.”
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