How coloured lights help with breast scans

James Connell

A visit to the hospital for an intimate examination can be distressing, nervewracking and embarrassing for some patients. Now the use of coloured “MoodLight” during breast examinations at Worcester’s main hospital may be the latest way to, quite literally, banish patient blues.

The new machine has been ordered by staff at Worcestershire Royal Hospital in Newtown Road, Worcester, to help put patients at ease.

The machine uses “warm and soothing tones” to reduce patient anxiety during examinations.

It is the first time in the county’s hospitals that the use of colour in technical breast examinations has been used to help relax patients during awkward and sometimes embarrassing procedures.

source: Worcester News