Thousands of beds are to be replaced across Nottingham hospitals for the first time in almost 20 years. Around 2,100 beds across Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) and City Hospital are set to make way for newer, more high-tech replacements from next month.
The replacements, supplied and partly manufactured by Medstrom, are expected to make a "massive difference" for both patients and staff. Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) will begin rolling out the beds over the course of 10 weekends, starting on June 12.
Kelly Davis, who is currently training staff to use the beds at the head and neck unit at QMC, said the new beds were "amazing". She told Nottinghamshire Live: "The new beds are very light so staff can use one hand to use the bed. The old beds were really really heavy. They're so much more easier to clean as well as the parts come off. So it's a quicker turn-around and we can get patients in quicker.
