Healthcare
Patient conversations are harder to overhear
Specified against HTM 08-01, the NHS acoustic guidance
Quieter wards that support patient rest
Wipeable finishes suited to clinical cleaning routines
Acoustic treatment lowers noise stress in healthcare settings
Good treatment fixes this without giving up cleanability. By using wipeable, absorptive materials at the ceiling and around consulting areas, you bring noise and stress down while keeping surfaces as easy to clean as the setting needs, a calmer space for patients with hygiene kept firmly in view.
Everything a clinical space needs for infection control — hard floors, wipeable walls, minimal soft furnishing — is exactly what makes it echo. Trolleys clatter, alarms carry further than they should, and a patient at reception can often hear more of the next conversation than they'd like to. In a setting where people are already anxious, that noise doesn't just annoy — it adds to the stress of being there.
Custom acoustic solutions for
Healthcare
Sound reasons for Acoustic
One contractor, start to finish
Survey, design and installation handled by our own team, and testing carried out with our testing partner, EMC Acoustics. One team stays accountable for the result, from the first site visit to the final sign-off.
Designed to a target
Every space gets an acoustic design modelled to a specific reverberation target, not a standard panel layout. Before-and-after acoustic measurement is available as a paid add-on, so the improvement can be proven, not just felt.
Privacy, rest and calmer care
HTM 08-01 links good acoustics to patient privacy, dignity and sleep. In a coronary care study, replacing reflective ceiling tiles with sound-absorbing ones lowered noise, and patients rated staff attitude more highly. We specify wipeable treatment to HTM 08-01, with the final choice confirmed by your infection control team.
Independent on materials
We source from several manufacturers and are tied to none, so we specify what your space and budget actually need, not what one catalogue stocks.
What We Offer
Healthcare
Not sure what this space needs? Call us on +44 1908 880191 or book a free survey, and we'll come back to you with the next step.
We assess waiting areas, consulting and treatment rooms, design to HTM 08-01 and HBN 11-01 for privacy and calmer spaces, and specify products with your infection control needs in mind. We scale it to the practice or ward. Compliance testing with our partner EMC Acoustics can be added as a paid service.
A free site survey. An acoustician assesses the space and how it is used, and you receive a quotation and an AI-assisted acoustic report, with no obligation to go ahead.
Product placement, specifications and drawings your contractor can work from, designed around how the space is used. Free design on qualifying projects.
Send us drawings and photographs and we'll prepare an acoustic proposal with product recommendations and a quotation for supply and installation, free of charge.
Before-and-after acoustic measurement and compliance testing, carried out with our testing partner EMC Acoustics. This is a paid service, available on any project.
Trusted on schools, venues and landmark halls
How we reduce the noise
We use hygienic, wipeable acoustic panels and micro-perforated ceiling systems suited to clinical cleaning routines, while still absorbing the reflected sound that makes clinical spaces feel harsh and noisy.
One team surveys, designs and installs — nothing gets lost between contractors
Every install is checked against the target spec before we call it done
Not tied to one manufacturer, so the product is chosen for your space, not our stock
Standards, finishes and installation
Your questions about this space, answered.
Wipeable, washdown-compatible panels and micro-perforated ceiling systems that suit clinical cleaning routines. Standard fabric finishes cannot be disinfected between patients, so hygiene comes before acoustic performance. We specify against the requirements of your infection prevention team.
HTM 08-01 is the NHS technical guidance for healthcare acoustics, covering sound insulation, building services noise and reverberation for different room types. Private providers commonly follow it too. We design against it rather than a general commercial target.
Reduce how far speech carries with absorptive panels and ceiling treatment around reception and consulting areas, and separate waiting seats from the desk where the layout allows. Sound masking can add further privacy in open waiting areas.
The panels we specify for clinical areas are wipeable and washdown-compatible, but chemical resistance varies by product. We check each panel's tolerance against your actual disinfectants and cleaning frequency before specifying it.
Yes, with planning. We schedule work around clinical hours, phase it ward by ward or room by room, and follow your infection control and access rules. Some areas may need out-of-hours work or temporary containment.
Too noisy? Let's talk silence.
Book a FREE site survey, and an acoustician will tell you exactly what your space needs. Rather talk first? Call +44 1908 880191.
