HEALTHCARE LIGHTING


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morning and noon, the lighting is biased more to the red end of the lighting spectrum, resulting in a warmer feel, and then moves to the blue/green spectrum after mid-day to give a cooler appearance to the lighting.


Lighting, like colour, can also help to create a ‘healing’ ambiance, which is defined as one that has a nurturing and therapeutic effect. Well-designed hospital environments can reduce patients’ stress levels, speed up recovery, shorten the time spent in hospital, and help promote a sense of wellbeing. In an MRI suite, for example – recognised as a typically stressful environment for patients – using coloured LED lighting to adjust the colour in the suite can help


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reduce a patient’s anxiety levels, and make the environment seem less daunting.


Integrated colour-wash lighting Some bedhead trunking solutions, such as Static Systems’ Vistr Headwall (see page 50), are designed to provide integrated colour-wash LED lighting. Lighting provided in this way can also be automatically illuminated in lieu of bed- bay overdoor lights to guide staff to a patient call.


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Future developments in nurse call and lighting integration Supported by the technology shift towards LEDs and more efficient drivers, as well as the possibility of hybrid solutions employing two or more protocols, better integration between lighting and nurse call will continue to be achieved and seamlessly controlled – opening up new possibilities not yet thought of. The Internet of Things (IoT), for example, may provide even greater


The ward environment is one of the most challenging areas to design from a lighting perspective. Lighting must accommodate a diverse range of clinical duties


August 2019 Health Estate Journal 51


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