Radio Nightingale broadcasts 24 hours a day, seven days a week for the patients of the Rotherham Hospital. Volunteers create programmes to produce a varied schedule of music, sport, comedy, nostalgia, religion and community connection.
Why the community needs usBeing in hospital is isolating and lonely, this has a negative impact on mental wellbeing leading to slower recovery times and extended admissions. That's why hospital radio is so important because research shows that listening to music, particularly our favourite music, makes us feel better.
Our impact on the communityIf hospital radio contributes to an improved patient experience for one person, which reduces their length of stay by one day, the activity of the station has saved the NHS around £400.
