Combining our Intelligent Buildings and Healthcare expertise,
The pilot is now underway at
Patients, staff and visitors should experience the benefits of a quieter and calmer environment and, if the pilot is successful, the new technology could be extended to other wards across the hospital.
The evaluation of the pilot will measure the actual reduction of noise and the qualitative benefits in terms of improved wellbeing, faster recovery and better communication. Information will be collected from the nurse call system to measure response times and the consistent functioning of the software which will also improve data collection for the hospital's estate. This will be the first step to potentially introducing other silencing digital technologies for medical equipment, and other noise reduction measures.
Our approach to innovation in this fast-growing market is driving transformation in healthcare buildings and we are delighted to work with our long term clients at RCHT'
'We hope this evaluation project will demonstrate that it is possible to make our wards quieter through smart, yet fairly simple, digital solutions. Our midwives and maternity support workers fully embrace the new technology, recognising that it has the potential to transform their working day.'
'The New Hospital Programme transformation team is monitoring our pilot project to see how silent ward solutions can function using regular mobile phones rather than bespoke digital devices. Our ambition is to explore more digital technologies for the new Women and Children's hospital, such as equipment and patient tracking, wayfinding software and communications systems to improve the delivery of cleaning, catering and portering. Environmental sustainability measures such as energy monitoring and room-by-room control of heating, lighting and ventilation are also being considered to improve the patient experience in our new hospital.'
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