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
The bill would require the Secretary of State to draw up a plan to ban piped music and the showing of TV programmes in the public areas of hospitals. It would also require people listening to music in those areas to wear headphones, with the aim of creating a quieter, calmer environment for patients, visitors and staff.
The bill is at its second reading in the House of Commons and originated in the Lords. It will need to progress through further stages in both Houses before becoming law.
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