Dementia Care Ward. NHS Trust, UK.

Hedley Finn, The Kings Fund, Wellcome Collection

The aim with this space was to provide a sensory environment that was both stimulating and calming for people with dementia. The local landscape, including the seashore and moors, has been reflected in the small, comfortable seating areas at the junction of the corridors. Launched by HRH The Prince of Wales, President of The King's Fund, the award winning Enhancing the Healing Environment (EHE) programme worked with over 250 teams from hospitals and hospices between 2000 and 2014. The programme has shown how it is possible to transform the patient experience through improvements to the physical environment of care and that the benefits are enormous. Improved environments can transform the patient experience, humanise care, reduce accidents and incidents, and increase staff morale