Published in March 2010 to accompany the launch of the Design Council's Design for Patient Dignity project, this 25 page booklet outlines new ways to make the hospital experience better for patients by helping them to feel less vulnerable and more dignified.
Going into hospital can be a worrying experience for many people. If they have to share sleeping accommodation or bathroom facilities with members of the opposite sex, it can be even more stressful.
The Design Council, working in partnership with the Department of Health, commissioned six teams of designers and manufacturers, as well as healthcare design specialists from the Royal College of Art Helen Hamlyn Centre to develop innovative new designs that show how different privacy and dignity issues could be solved.
To find out more you can use the link on this page to download a PDF version of the booklet, or watch short animated films explaining each of the prototype designs.