THE HOSPITALS WHICH WE SERVE

Hospital Radio Perth broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to Perth Royal Infirmary and Murray Royal Hospital from modern studios at P.R.I. Our signal is carried by wire to the wards at Perth Royal Infirmary where it reaches the patient's bedside control panel. The patients tune in on plastic bedside headsets. We can be heard on Channel One or Two - depending on the ward.

Over the years there has been a great deal of debate regarding which stations should feature on the two remaining channels. Our numerous patient surveys have always revealed a preference for Radio Two and Radio Scotland. For this reason, these are the channels which we transmit on Channels Three and Four.

For the past few years, we have also broadcast to Ericht, Isla, Almond, Braan, Tummel and Garry Wards at Murray Royal Hospital. Our signal is relayed the mile and a half across town to Murray Royal on the FM waveband. Thereafter the patients can tune in to speakers situated in the dayrooms, sitting rooms and bedrooms within the wards.

Each night, our members visit dozens of patients in the wards and on a number of occasions we have actually transmitted whole programmes live from within particular wards or other locations around the hospitals. Our philosophy is to remain as "patient focussed" as possible.

We are lucky to have a strong relationship with our NHS trusts and hospital management teams who are always supportive of our work. Over the years they have assisted us in a number of practical ways and have helped our service grow to what it is today.

In addition we are particularly grateful to the staff of both hospitals who are always keen to help and support our projects and assist our members on a day to day basis.

And lastly, and even more importantly we are grateful to the thousands of patients who tune in each year, and who tell us how much they enjoy Hospital Radio Perth.

YOU CAN CONTACT THE HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION AT:

Perth Royal Infirmary OR AT Murray Royal Hospital