Yellow patient property boxes introduced across Pinderfields, Pontefract and Dewsbury hospitals
Inpatients at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust can now keep their essential items safe and close at hand thanks to the introduction of bright yellow patient property boxes across its hospitals.
The single use, recyclable boxes are designed to reduce the loss and damage of glasses, hearing aids and dentures, with the aim of improving communication, dignity and overall patient experience.
Emma Boxall, patient experience project manager at the Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust said: “Losing these items can be upsetting and create barriers to communication, understanding and recovery.
“These bright yellow boxes offer a simple, practical solution that helps to keep these vital items safe.”
The initiative is supported by the Trust’s Patient Experience team and is funded by the Trust’s MY Hospitals Charity.
Patients receiving care at Pinderfields, Dewsbury and Pontefract hospitals can ask a member of staff for a box or collect one from the Charity Hub in the Pinderfields Hospital atrium or at a Volunteer Guide desk.