PE01482: Isolation in single room hospitals

Isolation is not psychologically beneficial to most people. A choice should be given to patients in hospital.

Teresa Branson

8:31 on 13 Jun 2013

All patients should be given choice. Single rooms do not suit everyone.

Julie Simkins

18:40 on 10 Jun 2013

I have had two hospital stays for hip replacements and found being on a ward with others most companiable. A single room may be appropriate at certain stages of recovery but there should be an option.

Ruth Paterson

11:43 on 10 Jun 2013

MENTAL WELLBEING IS VITAL, BE IT TO AID RECOVERY OR TO MAKE THE MOST OF WHATEVER TIME ONE HAS. MANY PREFER COMPANY, SO PLEASE GIVE THEM THE CHOICE TO HAVE IT.

IAN RODGER

21:12 on 09 Jun 2013

I was in Edinburgh Hospital last year in both single and shared wards and I positively disliked the single room, except for the private bathroom which was wonderful. So shared rooms with bathroom facilities for each bed.

Janet Laidlaw

19:27 on 09 Jun 2013

personal experiernce of single rooms was not good when i was in a four bed ward we watched out for each other moral was also higher

clement david proudlock

11:39 on 09 Jun 2013

Staff are too busy to look after single rooms properly and so those in single rooms may be left alone in crisis unable to get attention

J.L. Ingall

23:36 on 08 Jun 2013

I would be so afraid to be alone in a hospital room if I was ill.

Jane Ingall

23:32 on 08 Jun 2013

Have noted the isolation of patients in private hospitals at weekends with few staff available and thought they were very vulnerable if any setback suddenly occurred

Margaret Pollitt

20:35 on 08 Jun 2013

I am not in favour of single rooms the reason being I was in the Golden Jubilee in January for a total hip replacement in January , and it is single rooms. I was in for 10 days and it was very lonely as I did not have any visitors. Too far to travel.

Pearl Bissett

21:51 on 07 Jun 2013