The new dementia-friendly ward will also offer bespoke care, hospital managers say.
A new dementia-friendly elderly care ward at Salisbury District Hospital aims to reduce waiting times and offer bespoke care.
Miguel Vasconcelos, 35, the divisional matron for medicine responsible for Imber Ward, said it is "futuristic". "We have pressure at the moment because our surgical wards are taking some of the medical patients and the elderly patients are the biggest population of medical patients," he added."We need the right patients in the right place. We need elderly patients in an elderly care ward where we can cover all aspects of their needs.
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