Choosing the Right Medical Furniture Solution for your Clinical Space
Whether you are refurbishing an existing clinical space or fitting out a new treatment room, you’ll want to ensure you select furniture that is suitable for your needs.
Some furniture is built to meet a specific need and some is built to suit a number of applications. With so many variations of medical furniture available, just how do you decide which options are right for you?
Compile a list
It sounds straightforward but the easiest place to start is to compile a list of what will be needed.
A GP surgery refit requires different furniture to a school first aid room or a hospital refurbishment. An operating theatre requires different furniture to a consultation room or an examination room. You need to establish exactly what your clinical space will be used for. This will determine what furniture is required.
If you are fitting out several rooms, then take each room separately and list the items that will be required for each individual room.
Will you need chairs and how many? Will you need a desk for computer equipment? Will you need an operating table or an examination couch or both? How much storage space will you need?
Ensure suitability
It is important that you purchase items that are fit for purpose. It can be very easy to buy inadequate furniture in a bid to save on cost. Equally you could get carried away spending extra money on features that you don’t actually require.
Consider how useful any additional features and functions would be. Do you need an examination chair that is height adjustable or would a static chair suffice? Would an examination couch with built-in storage help you optimise available space or would the storage go unused?
If an item is likely to have heavy usage, then invest in something that is durable and long-lasting.
When purchasing furniture for a medical room it is important to ensure that it is manufactured with hygiene and cleanliness in mind. You don’t want materials that can harbour bacteria and spread infections.
Consider furniture packages
If your requirement is straightforward, then a medical room furniture package might be the best investment for you. These are a cost effective option that include basic medical furniture suitable for a number of applications.
How Sunflower can help
At Sunflower Medical we are experts in medical furniture and clinical refits. We understand which furniture is best suited to various clinical applications. We can advise on the best equipment to get you started or put together bespoke furniture packages.
We are the UK’s leading manufacturer of healthcare furniture so we are ideally positioned to provide the furniture that is right for you. Our medical furniture is designed and engineered to the highest standards and is subjected to rigorous testing to ensure it is fit for purpose.
Whether you require a basic furniture package or an entire hospital refit, we can help. If you would like advice on choosing the right furniture for your clinical space, then contact us today.