DiMH 2024 PREVIEW
Safe and secure self-service drinking water
Providing a resource as essential as drinking water is ‘a non-negotiable’ within healthcare facilities. UK designer and manufacturer of drinking water systems, Borg & Overström, said: “Providing drinking water in a safe and secure way can often present challenges. Jugs need to be refilled, patients have to ask for water, and incoming water pipes harbour bacteria, as can traditional water coolers. Enabling self-service, filtered drinking water within mental healthcare environments allows for patient autonomy, while fitting an integrated tap removes the need for plastic jugs, spillages, and stale tap water. With infection control measures built into the design, safe and hygienic water access benefits staff and service-users alike. The latest drinking water solutions incorporate anti-ligature solutions, and offer touch-free dispensing and chilled drinking water on tap.” With its ‘elegant, minimalist designs’, Borg & Overström has been working with
Inform system ‘revolutionises’ water management
“Disruptions? A thing of the past. Imagine streamlining water management in your healthcare facility without interrupting patients or staff.” So says KWC DVS, which says its
the NHS and Priory Group to provide safe and hygienic water, while mitigating infection control risks often associated with healthcare environments. Recent independent testing of water quality within healthcare sites showed elimination of Legionella in water poured from Borg & Overström’s machine, despite the bacteria being present in the inlet water. The company said: “Today’s advanced water dispensing systems combine UV-C and carbonless filtration to combat waterborne pathogens.”
‘Continuously improving’ design and build
As ‘founder members’ of the Design in Mental Health Network, in 2024 Tough Furniture says it is very happy to continue its unbroken record of attendance at every exhibition since the first. It explained:
“For this year’s exhibition display we will be building on the theme of the ‘deconstructed’ mental healthcare bedroom, and showcasing the advances in design and manufacturing quality that have taken place since
last year’s exhibition. Following recent investment in both furniture design and project management staff, our goal is to offer a continuously improving ‘design and build’ service for bedroom furniture for mental healthcare, and hopefully this year’s stand will demonstrate the best of what Tough Furniture has to offer. “2024 has already been a record-
breaking year for us in terms of the size and scale of mental health design and build projects we are currently working on. Alongside demonstrating the latest furniture developments on our own stand, there will also be a second opportunity to see what we can do this year on Stand 214, as we continue our collaboration with Darwin Group on re-imagining the mental health modular bedroom.”
Three new products to be unveiled
With three new products to unveil and an exciting collaborative project to tell attendees about, Kingsway Group says it looks forward to catching up with yisitors at this year’s Design in Mental Health exhibition. The company said: “As your partner in
patient safety, DiMH remains a highlight in our calendar, providing the opportunity to speak with you first-hand about the most pressing challenges we face as a sector. With so many industry professionals coming together within a collaborative and enthused environment, the event
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continues to succeed in unifying and aligning purpose. “Inspired by last year’s prevalent themes of driving for greater co-production and raising the bar in CAMHS design, our stand will showcase the latest Kingsway innovations designed to enhance the healing environment while minimising service-user and staff safety risks. “Our team of project consultants and
product engineers will be excited to welcome you and guide you through our latest anti-ligature solutions. By popular demand, the Kingsway Barista will be
joining us on stand once again, ensuring that visitors are equipped with a fresh coffee as they explore the exhibition.”
MAY 2024 | THE NETWORK
‘revolutionary’ Inform system, designed and manufactured in the UK, empowers users to ‘take control’, via: l Effortless remote management: Manage taps and showers remotely from a user- friendly platform, minimising disruptions for everyone. If you need to make adjustments on-site, Inform offers complete flexibility.
l Smart scheduling, with the ability to schedule automated hygiene purges at specific times that suit both patients and clinicians. ‘Informed actions, not reactive scrambling’.
l Data-driven decisions for safety: ‘Ditch guesswork. Gain real-time water data – temperature, usage patterns, and valve data – to ensure water safety and enhanced compliance with regulations. Inform empowers proactive, data-driven decisions.’
KWC DVS adds that Inform’s user-friendly platform ‘unlocks a whole new level of efficiency’, via: l Reduced stress and anxiety: ‘Create a predictable, controlled environment, fostering wellbeing for both patients and staff.’
l Streamlined workflows: ‘Free up valuable staff time for more critical tasks. Automate routine hygiene management, say goodbye to manual data collection, and minimise human error.’
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