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Share ideas for making waiting rooms in hospitals and GP surgeries less onerous

Marianne72

Lately, I've spent a large amount of time in hospital and GP waiting rooms - this is to do with ageing also putting on weight. I ought to pay for a season ticket for my own chair Slight smile. The main difficulties I have with waiting are bustle, sounds, boredom, too many people I don't know, the waste of time. How could waiting rooms be made positive or useful? These are my ideas but please share yours - the more outlandish the better:

1. muscle stimulating devices attached to each chair, to 'exercise' arms and legs

2. community jigsaw puzzle for visitors to help complete

3. ditto knitting or crocheting squares for charity blankets 

4. a points system [like supermarkets] allowing you to upgrade waiting times, get a prize - pack of vitamin B or D, or hospital lottery ticket

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  • Marianne72 said:
    points system [like supermarkets] allowing you to upgrade waiting times, get a prize - pack of vitamin B or D, or hospital lottery ticket

    How would this work?

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    Recently my local GP surgery has got paintings for sale. 

    Really brighten up the waiting room. 

    The hard gray chairs are in a circle which isn't great. There is building work going as well. 

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    My ideas: 

    During lockdown I was given a goodie bag which contained a colouring book, word search (could be any puzzle book); coloured pencils and pens. Why not do the same thing for the waiting room. You can keep the goody bag.

    Selection of magazines to read or books.

    Packets of biscuits, flapjacks, healthy eating, water tea or coffee when your appointment is late. All allergens items.

    Someone has to check the items are within date.

    I don't like seeing people glued on there cell phones.

    I would ask the community to donate stuff. I'm happy to sacrifice stuff.

  • in reply to vardaguyn
    vardaguyn said:
    Packets of biscuits, flapjacks, healthy eating, water tea or coffee when your appointment is lat

    Excellent idea! I used to love reading the magazines but they scotched that because of hygiene. I'd rather sacrifice a bit of hygiene and have something interesting to read - especially when people leave expensive ones I can't afford.

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