Provide for the Secretary of State to draw up a plan to prohibit piped music and the showing of television programmes in the public areas of hospitals; and to require the wearing of headphones by persons listening to music in the public areas of hospitals.
House of Lords
2 November 2007
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This bill would require the Secretary of State to draw up a plan to prohibit piped music and the showing of television programmes in the public areas of hospitals. It would also require people listening to music in those public areas to wear headphones. The aim is to reduce noise and distractions for patients and visitors in hospital environments.
The bill began in the Lords and has completed those stages; it has moved to the Commons and is currently at the 2nd reading stage there.
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