Project overview
We explored the impact of moving from traditional Nightingale-style hospital wards to 100% single room patient accommodation in a newly built hospital. Before and after the move, we compared the ways in which care was delivered, staff and patient experiences, levels of patient safety and costs on four wards. We also compared what happened on these wards with similar wards in two other hospitals which did not have all single rooms.
We used several methods to collect information on the impact of single rooms, including interviews with senior managers, doctors and Allied Health Professionals, and interviews with nurses and patients. We also conducted a survey with staff, observed routine, day-to-day practice on the wards, used pedometers to find out how far staff walked and examined routine safety and staffing information.
We used several methods to collect information on the impact of single rooms, including interviews with senior managers, doctors and Allied Health Professionals, and interviews with nurses and patients. We also conducted a survey with staff, observed routine, day-to-day practice on the wards, used pedometers to find out how far staff walked and examined routine safety and staffing information.
Staff
Lead researchers
Research outputs
Michael Simon, Jill Maben, Trevor Murrells & Peter Griffiths,
2016, Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, 21(3), 147-155
Type: article
J. Maben, P. Griffiths, C. Penfold, M. Simon, J.E. Anderson, G. Robert, E. Pizzo, J. Hughes, T. Murrells & J. Barlow,
2015, BMJ Quality and Safety, 1-17
Type: article
Jill Maben, Peter Griffiths, Clarissa Penfold, Michael Simon, Elena Pizzo, Janet Anderson, Glenn Robert, Jane Hughes, Trevor Murrells, Sally Brearley & James Barlow,
2015, Health Services and Delivery Research, 3(3), 1-304
DOI: 10.3310/hsdr03030
Type: article