A Trust project designed to make it easier for people using our inpatient services to independently charge and monitor their mobile devices has been highly commended at this year’s HSJ Awards.

Earlier this year, bespoke mobile charging stations, called ChargeBoxes, were installed on four inpatient wards at Farnham Road Hospital to reduce the significant amount of nursing time which was being taken up by facilitating charging. It also gave people staying on the wards more autonomy when charging devices and allowed them to stay better connected with what was happening outside of the ward.