The BBC Line of Duty star has campaigned for greater awareness and research into dementia treatment following her family’s own struggles with the condition
Nottingham actor Vicky McClure opened a new dementia-friendly unit at Nottingham Queen’s Medical Centre, which aims to transform how people with the condition are cared for in hospital. The Geriatric Assessment Unit is a first for Nottingham University Hospitals Trust.
The new wards at the unit have dementia-friendly features, such as circadian lighting – which mimics outdoor lighting. There are plain floors to avoid overwhelming patients, yellow-coloured toilet doors for easy recognition, and clocks in each room displaying the date and time. Cheryl Broodryk, GAU ward manager, said: “It’s very important, coming into hospital can be quite a scary time for people without dementia let alone patients with dementia. It’s important to get them at ease so they’re not frightened, it’s important to have a calming environment for them to have the hospital stay-in with as little disruption as possible.”
“It enables us to get this group of patients out of the emergency department more quickly and discharged from the hospital more quickly… easing pressure on our A&E departments… it doesn’t solve the problem completely but it makes an important contribution.
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