Room with a View

[watervole]

Richard's current project has been going well. They had an equipment trial
today and everyone was very happy. It's a scheme at Dorchester hospital which
aims to transmit live footage from nature reserves into the intensive care
wards. There's research suggesting that cancer patients recover faster if they
have views of the natural world.

We originally heard about the project through the Dorset Wildlife Trust. It had
been abandoned as it had costed out way too expensive. Richard, being a
telecomms man, said 'that can be done for a fraction of the price if you do it
this way instead' and is now a happy bunny having proved his point.

The project is being sponsored by a cancer research charity and Richard will
also have an occasional job maintaining the equipment once the project is up and running.

Comments

[scarlatti.livejournal.com]

What a neat project! Good to hear it's going so well. When I was in the hospital, there wasn't much of an outdoor view. No windows in the Intensive Care Unit, and while I *think* was a window in the standard room, I couldn't see out of it.