Sitting comfortably? You will be if you take a seat at Aintree University Hospital in Liverpool, which has come up with the newly designed chair that cuts the risk of pressure ulcers and infections for patients. Nicknamed the ‘Aintree chair’, it was developed because many existing designs, with fixed heights and widths, do not properly support patients, increasing the risk of pressure ulcers.
A group of nurses, allied health professionals and medical staff, working to reduce pressure ulcers as part of the hospital’s Quality Strategy, came up with the idea of a specially designed chair.
In a review of chairs being sold to hospitals, none was found to meet patients’ specific needs, so manufacturers Renray Healthcare agreed to work with the clinical team to develop the new chair available in a range of sizes with integrated pressure-relief area in its seat.
Monica Moore, clinical nurse specialist at Aintree, said: ‘We’ve had very positive feedback about the new chairs from patients and staff, and they help us minimise the risk of pressure ulcers while giving patients more comfort.’
Distribution of the 500 new chairs has already begun at the hospital, replacing old versions.
March 2016
‘We’ve had very positive feedback about the new chairs from patients and staff, and they help us minimise the risk of pressure ulcers while giving patients more comfort.’ Monica Moore, clinical nurse specialist at Aintree.
Click here for more information on the National High Back Patient Chair (Aintree Chair)
