Improved disabled toilet at hospital opens

The upgrade of toilet facilities at a hospital to increase accessibility for people with a disability has been completed.

Installed on the ground floor of Noble's Hospital, the Changing Places bathroom caters for those with additional needs who require personal assistance to use the toilet or change.

The refurbishment, which began in February, included the installation of a hoist, privacy screens and a changing bench that will be available 24-hours a day.

The £45,000 improvement works were funded by the Noble's Hospital Patient Comforts Fund.

Barbara Scott of the trustees of the Noble's Hospital Trust said it was a "much-needed space".

The refurbishment provided a "checkpoint" that could be "accessed at any time of the day and have everything that they may require", she added.

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