Design in Mental Health 2015 Show Preview


Design in Mental Health 2015 – Conference Programme 20 MAY 2015 – DAYTWO 09.00-09.55


Registration & Exhibition Visit


09.55-10.00 Welcome Address: Joe Forster, President, Design in Mental Health Network 10.00-10.30


Coffee Break & Exhibition Visit Recovery Session


Design in Mental Health – delivering recovery through innovative environments Prof. Fiona Mason, Chief Medical Officer, St Andrew’s Healthcare


10.30-11.00 Recovery Keynote: Ian Callaghan, National Service User Lead, My Shared Pathway 11.00-11.30 11.30-12.15


Recovery Model of Care: Service User design input and emerging health outcomes Wendy de Silva, P+HS Architects and Dr Barry Trindall, BT Consultants


Emotions’ Design: A Journey to Recovery Alessandro Caruso & Andrew Frankel-Caine, Alessandro Caruso Architecture and Interiors Ltd, Active Pathways Limited


12.20-13.00


13.00-14.15 14.15-14.45


15.15-16.00 Creating the Environment Lunch & Exhibition Visit


Testing and accreditation to support improved environments Joe Forster, DIMHN, Chris Hall, BRE & Martin Norton, Independent Estates and Projects Adviser


International Session


Narratives of interior objects in mental health facilities Franz James, HDK, School of Design and Craft, University of Gothenburg, Sweden


Six Questions for Design in Therapeutic Environments Mark Welch, Royal Columbian Hospital


16.00-16.30 16.30


Tea Break & Exhibition Visit Event Closes


Design in Mental Health Conference, Exhibition and Dinner 2015


Venue: The National Motorcycle Museum, Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull, West Midlands B92 0EJ.


Franz James, doctoral student, and senior lecturer in Furniture Design, at the HDK School of Design and Crafts, at Sweden’s Gothenburg University.


Dr Mark Welch, manager at the Department of Psychiatry at the Royal Columbian Hospital, in British Columbia, Canada


objects in mental health facilities, by Franz James, doctoral student, and senior lecturer in Furniture Design, at the HDK School of Design and Crafts, at Sweden’s Gothenburg University, and a focus on Six questions for design in therapeutic environments by Dr Mark Welch, manager at the Department of Psychiatry at the Royal Columbian Hospital, in British Columbia, Canada. Dr Welch is currently working on a project to design and build a 75-bed, purpose- built mental health centre at the Hospital.


BETTER BEDROOM 2 LAUNCH This year’s event will also host the launch of the Design in Mental Health Network’s Better Bedroom 2 on the exhibition floor. DIMHN chair and Better Bedroom director, Jenny Gill, said: “I am delighted that we are able to present the Better Bedroom 2, not just on a plan, but an actual ‘built to size’ bedroom and en suite. We do hope you will visit stand 110 to view it and to leave us feedback.” A presentation on the afternoon of 19 May,


Chris Thornton of ADP.


Opening times: Tuesday 19 May: 9.00 am – 6.00 pm. Wednesday 20 May: 9.00 am – 4.30 pm.


by project manager for BB2, Matthew Balaam, and DIMHN’s Jenny Gill, will focus on the development of ‘BB2’. An early afternoon Day Two presentation will discuss BRE and DIMHN’s ongoing collaboration to develop product standards for inpatient mental healthcare settings.


EXHIBITION The exhibition, as always, provides a unique opportunity to collaborate with suppliers, and to view the latest products and services. The organisers said: “At Design in Mental Health, collaboration is key, and so the exhibitors want to know the challenges visitors face in the management of inpatient facilities. Essentially, insight drives innovation in product design and service delivery.” Over the following pages we highlight some of the products to be shown.in the exhibition, to help visitors get the most from the show.


The 2015 DIMH Awards Dinner will be held on 19 May, at the NMM, starting from 7.30 pm. (The five Awards categories are: Estates & Facilities Team; Service User Experience; Design Champion, Project of the Year, and Product Innovation of the Year. For more information on the Conference, Exhibition, and Dinner, and to register: visit www.designinmentalhealth.com or call 01892 518877.


Chair: Jenny Gill, DIMHN


Chair: Louisa Williams, Artinsite


Chair: Joe Forster, DIMHN


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