The hospital has had new blue doors fitted to help patients living with dementia, thanks to a donation from a Huntingdon resident.

The blue doors are the next step in Hinchingbrooke Hospital's mission to improve the hospital experience for dementia patients, as well as any visitors with dementia.

Toilet facilities in the Daisy Ward and the Day Surgery Unit now have a bright blue door attached to them.

The Huntingdon hospital already has blue doors in the inpatient and public areas. The new blue doors are a key addition for the hospital's plans to become more dementia friendly.

Alison Gray, a Dementia Specialist Nurse, said: "Blue is known to be one of the last colours to leave our sight as it deteriorates.

"So not only will the blue doors help a person living with dementia make sense of the world around them, it will also help people with delirium, sight problems or frail older people."

Hinchingbrooke Hospital, which is part of the North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, were able to install the doors after a Huntingdon resident gave a charitable donation.

The resident wanted to support the hospital's mission to create a more dementia friendly environment, and also wanted purchase new aids for patients and members of staff at Hinchingbrooke Hospital to use.

Alison added: "We are extremely grateful to the donor and also our hospital Facilities Team who installed the doors.

"Transforming our clinical environments into dementia-friendly spaces will have maximum impact on the health and wellbeing of our patients, both mentally and physically.

"Their immediate surroundings can make all the difference to their quality of life."

Hinchingbrooke Hospital has been committed to making its facilities more dementia friendly. 

Blue crockery, books and silent clocks are just some of the items that the Huntingdon hospital has introduced to improve the experience of those living with dementia.