The lighting solution applied came at the same price as a more traditional approach, according to experts
A biodynamic setting allows the patient to be awakened more naturally with a gradual rise in light level
encouraging is that the new procurement method it has been trialling could prove a much better way of achieving that goal. While budget is always a driver, the aim of Forward Commitment Procurement is to allow the process of innovation more breathing space, rather than immediately dragging everything down to the bottom line (see box below). An initiative from the Department for
Business Innovation and Skills, the step- by-step approach, is designed to encourage suppliers to help manage the risk that thinking outside the box might involve in terms of time and money. Rather than telling suppliers what to do, the process is about communicating the desired outcome and allowing companies to arrive at the solution. So how did the process translate in terms
of Rotherham, a 500-bed acute hospital, looking for a low-carbon rethink of the ward environment? It began in 2008 with what was effectively a workshop that allowed Rotherham to set out what its goals
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were, and for suppliers to respond with possible concepts. For many suppliers – there were initially 30 – it didn’t get much beyond this because they didn’t grasp the aim of the exercise and simply reworked existing ideas. The idea of souping up a traditional bedhead system with the installation of LED lighting was missing the point. However, Andrew Bissell, director of
consultancy Cundall Light4, realised that a piecemeal approach wouldn’t work and that a rethink of the ward environment was needed. He also saw that this required skills and specialities beyond lighting. ‘I took the view that ultra-effi cient
lighting means getting the daylight in, getting the interior design right, and getting the right source in the right place for the right solution. I took a holistic view and started pulling a team of people together. We were the only ones who turned up with a team and said; 'We are
going to redesign the space because that way we can improve patient experience
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