Pan pipes used to calm patients

Health bosses at a Bristol health trust are paying for pan pipes in GPs' surgeries to calm nervous patients.

Bristol South and West Primary Care Trust has been criticised over the scheme as it is facing a £1.09m debt in the current financial year.



Three musicians will tour 13 surgeries and perform pan pipe, folk and harp music to waiting patients.

The trust is partly funding the £6,000 project which is also being financially supported by Bristol City Council.

A Patients Association spokeswoman said that the public would "question whether this is a good use of resources".