Report finds family rooms should be the norm in all new hospital builds

Family rooms should be the norm, and not a luxury, in all new hospital builds as part of a move to improve end-of-life care, a new report has found.

These rooms should provide sources of “positive distraction” such as TVs, books, tea and coffee-making facilities, as well as “good Wi-Fi that supports browsing and the ability to use video conferencing such as Skype or Zoom to connect to family abroad”.