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The sequel has landed


The ‘sequel’ to the first Better Bedroom is to be showcased at next month’s Design in Mental Health Conference and Exhibition, which takes place from 19-20 May at the National Motorcycle Museum in Solihull. Show visitors will be able to trial some of the


new innovations within the bedroom and en suite. As outlined at IHEEM’s Healthcare Estates


conference last October, the bedroom’s configuration matches the layout of the P21+ repeatable mental health bedroom arrangements. Each component went through a vigorous selection programme run by judges with a breadth of experience within mental health. A two-day interview process was then held to decide the final choice for the bedroom. It is hoped the bedroom can be showcased across the country this year. BB2 project manager, Matthew Balaam, of


Oxford Architects, said: “After several long months of debate, and several design iterations


Good looks and effective products


Primera Life says two of the latest additions to its range – Decaplates and CLIK – exemplify its belief that good design can significantly impact on the experience and recovery of people receiving treatment in mental health facilities. The business also always aims to avoid


an institutional look for its hardware. Decaplate combines a functional door


plate with an image printed by hydrographic transfer. The image can cover any surface, with a tough, permanent finish ‘that does not compromise performance or utility’. Decorative doorplates allow rooms to be personalised or grouped with a common theme, and colours selected to match particular décor or furnishings. Primera’s CLIK load release system, meanwhile, has received full patent protection. The range includes bathroom fittings, shelves, coat hooks, curtain tracks, and wardrobe rails. Each bracket is proven to release its load when a 10 kg force is applied, and CLIK has passed the highest independent tests for ligature resistance. Primera said: “The beauty of this system is that the fitting can be simply pushed back together, with no loss of function, time after time. CLIK looks good too, with clean, simple lines, and contemporary colours to complement décor.”


to the layout, in discussion with project colleagues, it became apparent that a full-scale refurbishment and reconfiguration project to deliver a fully working bedroom at Swandean, Worthing (The Network – January 2015) was no longer the preferred way to proceed. “Now, at the DIMH 2015 event, the Better


Bedroom 2 will take centre stage within the exhibition hall. All the suppliers have agreed that we will construct the bedroom off site in the Taurus Fitted Bedrooms factory over the next 10 weeks, and it will be unveiled on the conference’s first day. The configuration has been based on the original Better Bedroom in Warrington, and all the hard work carried out in the P21+ repeatable rooms initiative.” DIMH chair, Jenny Gill added: “The components within the bedroom are a tightly guarded secret, but all will be revealed at the conference. However we can reveal that the following are involved in the process: Altro; Anti-Ligature Shop; Britplas; Balfour Beatty;


Design in Mental Health Network; DiscreteHeat; Guardian Staff Safety Systems; Gilgen Door Systems UK; ICI Paints; JG Consulting; Kingsway Group; Knightsbridge Furniture; Oxford Architects; Pineapple Contracts; P21+ Mental Health Repeatable Rooms and Components; Primera Life; Recornect; Static Systems Group; St Andrew’s Healthcare; Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Tarkett; Taurus Fitted Bedrooms; Teal LifeCare; Thorlux Lighting; Wallgate, and Yewdale.”


Green light for integrated care facility


Planning permission has been granted for a new Integrated Care Hub at South Tyneside District Hospital, thought to be the UK’s largest of its type, which the architects, P+HS Architects, say will particularly benefit South Tyneside’s growing ageing population.


Construction should start this April, with completion in March 2016. Housing a range of health and social care services, the Hub’s focus will be to improve local people’s health and wellbeing, including those with dementia, and to provide coordinated support to help people continue living independently for longer. P+HS said: “The modern, welcoming


building will offer a space to relax, day services, help and advice, assessments, and medical consultation. There is also a gym, light-filled dining and social areas, small cosy spaces, and safe access to landscaped gardens.


“Spacious en suite bedrooms offer


nursing and residential options for short-stay rehabilitation, pre-bookable respite, or ‘time


Edinburgh facility’s financial close


The £45.2 m project to design, build, finance, and maintain (DBFM) the Royal Edinburgh Mental Health Hospital – expected to be operational by late 2016 – has reached financial close.


Mott MacDonald is lenders’ technical advisor


to Norddeutsche Landesbank on the scheme. NHS Lothian is redeveloping the Royal


Edinburgh Campus as part of the Hub South East Scotland programme. Over the next decade, ‘outmoded’ inpatient facilities will be replaced. The first phase includes new acute mental healthcare and intensive psychiatric care facilities. The


15,500 m2 single-storey building will replace the current adult acute and older people’s mental health service units. Located on the Morningside campus, it will provide 185 beds for patients requiring psychiatric care or mental health services, and those with specialist brain injuries. Mott MacDonald’s due diligence included


reporting potential technical issues and commercial implications arising from the DBFM agreement and schedules – including the service level specification and payment mechanism, the engineering, procurement, and construction contract, and the FM agreement.


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to think’, as well as longer-term care. The 80 bedrooms are designed in small clusters around open plan living, dining, and sitting areas, creating a domestic scale. For those choosing to be cared for longer term, the emphasis is on a ‘home’ rather than a ‘care home’.” Derek Shepherd of P+HS Architects


added: “Our brief was to consider the crossing of boundaries between acute, primary, social, and mental healthcare. Working with multiple stakeholders from the NHS and local council departments provided an exciting, challenging process which will provide a unique focal landmark for the people of South Tyneside.”


Photo courtesy of Knightsbridge Furniture.


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