The NHS Don’t Need Sunglasses

LED lighting is evolving, and the brightness of lighting elements has increased over time. Many NHS organisations opt for a like for like replacement of their aging Fluorescent lighting. That means if a room had 6 fittings of fluorescent lights they now have 6 fittings of LED lights. The lux level is usually 3 or 4 times what is required for building standards and as a result there is wasted energy (and sunglasses for the staff). In a survey of 10 NHS locations with LED lighting without a lighting design all sites were on average 300% over the recommended LUX level for their environments.