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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:
    These are my ideas but please share yours - the more outlandish the better:

    How about a Squid Games approach - 1 appointment and 5 people arrive for it - the last one standing gets the appointment.

    You could have all sorts of games from who can balance the most plates on their head to who can hog tie a chiwawa using a ball of string without getting bitten.

    It would be great entertainment for the others waiting and I'm sure the surgery could live stream it on the internet to help pay for more doctors in the long run.

    You didn't say anything about the options being practical...

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  • Marianne72 said:
    These are my ideas but please share yours - the more outlandish the better:

    How about a Squid Games approach - 1 appointment and 5 people arrive for it - the last one standing gets the appointment.

    You could have all sorts of games from who can balance the most plates on their head to who can hog tie a chiwawa using a ball of string without getting bitten.

    It would be great entertainment for the others waiting and I'm sure the surgery could live stream it on the internet to help pay for more doctors in the long run.

    You didn't say anything about the options being practical...

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