Doctors install replica bus stop inside hospital’s emergency department to help dementia patients feel more relaxed
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Doctors install replica bus stop inside hospital’s emergency department to help dementia patients feel more relaxed

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/05/28/doctors-install-replica-bus-stop-inside-hospitals-emergency/ By Helena Horton Doctors have installed a fake ‘bus stop’ inside a hospital emergency department to help anxious dementia patients deal with the unfamiliar surroundings. The replica in Southend University Hospital, Essex, includes  a sign, bench and timetable, and patients can feel calmed as they wait at it. It is…

NHS may rent spare rooms to ease bed crisis

NHS may rent spare rooms to ease bed crisis

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/oct/25/nhs-to-pilot-airbnb-type-scheme-for-patients-recovering-from-surgery By:Amelia Hill Airbnb-style scheme to accommodate patients recovering from surgery raises fears of abuse and poor care Patients recovering from surgery could be discharged from hospital to recuperate in private houses nearby as part of an NHS trial that could earn those renting out the rooms up to £1,000 a month. The…