UK Hospital Uses Fat Suit To Train Staff
January 5, 2014Peterborough Hospital in the UK is using fat suits as part of staff training aimed to improve patient care for obese patients. Training with the fat suits is supposed to help staff better understand the patient perspective, and be more empathic to the patient’s needs, while also addressing safety of both staff and patients.
In October 2013, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) issued guidance that stated hospitals should ensure equipment and facilities "meet the needs of most adults who are overweight or obese". The hospital has seen an increase of patients weighing over 400lbs, from 6 in 2010 to 52 in 2013.
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