AUDIOLOGY patients at Newton Abbot Hospital are benefiting from a new series of art in the waiting area.

Members of the audiology department at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust now have original artworks which will enhance the patient waiting areas at Torbay Hospital and Newton Abbot Hospital.

Sarah Griffin, senior audiologist, worked with arts teacher, Nick Rangecroft, from King Edward VI Community College (KEVICC), to encourage BTech Arts students to develop ideas and portray different aspects of the themes of sound, communication and listening through their artwork.

The Old Totnesian Society paid for the pictures to be printed and mounted with a wipeable finish.

Sarah commented: ‘It has been a pleasure to work with the young people at KEVICC for this project and I have been impressed with their engagement and the quality of their work.’

Nick said: ‘All the students working on the project found it really motivational that their work would be making a difference to the hospitals.

‘I was impressed with the quality of the outcomes and the range of approaches the students took.

‘We are looking forward to participating in future projects with the trust.’

The project was part of the HeArTs collaboration which aims to play a key role in enhancing patients, their families and staff experiences from artist installations to creating relaxed spaces, less clinical environments.