Benefits of a single-minded approach

With an increasing number of NHS Trusts and Health Boards now incorporating single-bed en suite patient bedroom design into their hospitals, but with the protagonists and opponents no nearer to settling their differences on this form of accommodation, a presentation at this NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership Facilities Services (formerly Welsh Health Estates) conference in Cardiff on the experiences of staff, patients, and visitors, at Wales's first 100% single-bed hospital, the Ysbyty Aneurin Bevan in Ebbw Vale, based on analysis and feedback from its first year in operation, provided some interesting data and conclusions.