Nightingale ward

A type of hospital ward that is now rare in the UK, which consists of one large room without subdivisions, and 24 to 34 beds arranged along the sides. Nightingale wards often have side utility rooms (1–2 side rooms that can be pressed into service for patient isolation or privacy). While they are noisier than bays (a modern ward design containing 4 to 6 beds), nursing staff find it easier to observe patients in larger wards.

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"She preferred the long Nightingale wards, but we loved the round wards because you could see everyone and reach them easily.

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"In those days, it was the long Florence Nightingale wards. You could see all the patients and they could see you and the patients would feel sorry for me.

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The huge Nightingale wards of the hospital have the size to be readily available as large museum rooms.

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The wards are as good as something seen in a private hospital and much more flexible than the traditional Nightingale wards in most older hospitals, which will help stop the spread of infection and enable men and women to be treated separately under the specialist ward they need."

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