Night Time Noise Reduction in Ward Settings 2014 NHS inpatient survey 39% of respondents stating that they were 'bothered by noise at night from other patients' and 21% by hospital staff ![]() A team at Huddersfield University and Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust have approached the TK2A Theme to work on implementing the emergent findings of their work exploring Night Time Noise Reduction in Ward Settings. We are very excited to partner with this team to bring our expertise around creative practice in Knowledge Mobilisation and service improvement work to this important and universal challenge. This study aims to:
The team would like to acknowledge the funding of the General Nursing Council for England and Wales Trust for funding the first two phases of the work. We are exploring various match funding models to take Phase 3 forward. ![]() For further information please contact: Felicity Astin PhD FESC FHEA Professor of Nursing & Applied Health Research University of Huddersfield/Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
+44 (0) 1484 472893 f.astin@hud.ac.uk @areyouinformed Room HW3-27 Harold Wilson Building Human & Health Sciences Related references: “Improving Patients’ Sleep: Reducing Light and Noise Levels on Wards at Night.” 2016. JOUR. Nursing Management 22 (9). RCN Publishing Ltd: 18–23. doi:10.7748/nm.22.9.18.s27. “The Hospital Noise Project: Lessons on Addressing Noise from 241 U.S. Hospitals.” 2012. Webinar Series. www.theberylinstitute.org. Richardson, Annette, Abigail Thompson, Elaine Coghill, Iain Chambers, and Chris Turnock. 2009. “Development and Implementation of a Noise Reduction Intervention Programme: A Pre- and Postaudit of Three Hospital Wards.” Journal of Clinical Nursing 18 (23): 3316–24. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.02897.x. Xie, Hui, Jian Kang, Gary H Mills, J Kang, R Snyder-Halpern, KA Thomas, PA Martin, et al. 2009. “Clinical Review: The Impact of Noise on Patients’ Sleep and the Effectiveness of Noise Reduction Strategies in Intensive Care Units.” Critical Care 13 (2). BioMed Central: 208. doi:10.1186/cc7154. |