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Porchester Ward: Opinions on the new mobile phone Procedure

Posted By Grekw7

"Porchester Ward: Opinions on the new mobile phone Procedure"

About: Forensic mental health / Low secure services

(as a staff member posting for a patient/service user),

We have been piloting a new procedure on the use of mobile phones at The Wells Road Centre for 3 months to evaluate it's success. In secure hospitals we have to manage patient access to technology which can use the internet and other issues which can arise. Patients have been able to use mobile phones either on community leave or under time limited supervision in the hospital.

We have decided to give the patients the option of recieving a basic mobile phone which they can use within the hospital throughout the day. We have asked patients from each ward for their opinions on this new procedure to help us review it's success. The questions and responses for 5 patients who responded on Porchester ward are as follows:

1. How has the option of having a mobile phone benefitted you?

"We are having more contact with family members and friends".

2. Do you have any suggestions on how we could improve our policy on mobile phones?

Three patients expressed they would like to keep the phones for a longer time or 24 access

Two patients expressed they would like more access to a smart mobile phones whilst on the ward.

3. Any other comments?

No other comments

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Response from Gregg Murray, Operational Manager , The Wells Road Centre, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust 9 years ago
We are preparing to make a change
Gregg Murray
Operational Manager , The Wells Road Centre,
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Make sure that staff have what they need to deliver effective patient care through the successful planning and delivery of services and resources

Submitted on 06/03/2015 at 16:12
Published on Care Opinion at 16:49

Thank you for letting us know what your experience of the new mobile phone procedure has been like. Your views will help us to review the procedure. We will keep you informed of how this progresses.

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Response from Gregg Murray, Operational Manager , The Wells Road Centre, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust 8 years ago
We have made a change
Gregg Murray
Operational Manager , The Wells Road Centre,
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Make sure that staff have what they need to deliver effective patient care through the successful planning and delivery of services and resources

Submitted on 06/05/2015 at 10:44
Published on Care Opinion at 14:47

We have come to the end of our three month pilot to see how the mobile phone procedure has been working. There have been very few issues of concern regarding use of the phones. I am pleased to see that access to mobile phones has improved your ability to speak with friends and family and to organise aspects of daily life.

As a result of your comments we have agreed to increase access to ten O'clock in the evening as many of you felt that eight O'clock was too limited. We have also agreed that the coffee bar and central courtyard will be designated areas for basic hospital mobile phone use during Central Area access times. Our Procedure has now been altered to reflect these changes.

The use of personal 'smart' phones will continue to be available but will require staff supervision to maintain the security needs of the hospital.

Thank you for your involvement in reviewing this important procedure.

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