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Improving the patient experience: Celebrating achievement: Enhancing the Healing Environment Programme
Executive summary
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Document type:Guidance
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Author:Department of Health; King's Fund
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Published date:26 January 2006
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Primary audience:Professionals,Chief Executives,Communication Leads,Directors,Facilities Management
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Product number:ISBN: 0117036641
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Gateway reference:6015
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Pages:11
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Copyright holder:Crown
This executive summary outlines the achievements of 23 projects in the King's Fund Enhancing the Healing Environment Programme. It includes case studies of nine of the projects and a summary of an evaluation that was commissioned to assess the improvements to the environment, the benefits to patients and staff, and value for money.
The document highlights how pleasant, welcoming environments can positively affect patient and staff well-being, hospital environments and therapeutic clinical practice.
Hard copies of the Executive summary and full report are available from The Stationery Office (TSO).
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