Aims This project intended to determine whether the current layout of treatment rooms is
conducive to the straightforward location of equipment, by analysing whether foundation …

Aims To minimise the time taken to locate equipment for procedures, and make the ward
more efficient and productive. Methods I distributed questionnaires to doctors across the …

Abstract The Productive Ward series has effectively helped to standardise the storage of
equipment in hospital ward treatment rooms; however, in our organisation equipment for …

Each junior doctor spends on average 29 hours a year just accessing treatment rooms and
approximately 4 working days per year collecting equipment. We identified areas where time …

Poorly organised clinical equipment can waste significant amounts of time otherwise
available for direct patient care. As a group of foundation year one doctors, we identified the …

Poorly organised clinical equipment can waste significant amounts of time otherwise
available for direct patient care. As a group of foundation year one doctors, we identified the …

Introduction Standardised ward treatment rooms have the potential to improve efficiency in
performing routine tasks. Our aim was to produce a standardised layout for commonly used …

David Ruthven headed up conceptual design for a new patient room; one that fully
integrates new technology. Will it be a prototype for hospitals in the future?

Room Handedness: Patient Room Layout in Acute Inpatient Care Page 1 t 214.969.3320
www.cadreResearch.org Email: dpati@cadreresearch.org Room Handedness: Patient …

Background: An observation was made of doctors performing routine tasks on the ward.
Much time was wasted in the treatment rooms gathering equipment required to perform …