DiMH 2022 PREVIEW Giving young people care closer to home
One of the recent projects to be highlighted by architects, Gilling Dod, is Red Kite View (pictured), the new £20 m home for Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s CAMHS inpatient service supporting vulnerable young people from in and around West Yorkshire. This has been expanded from a small eight-bed unit in an adapted building in Leeds city centre to a new purpose-built facility with 22 en-suite bedrooms in nearby Armley. The new unit has become even more urgent in the wake of COVID and, as part of the NHS’s Transforming Care Agenda, will bring young people out of area placements and back closer to home.
Gilling Dod explained: “It was designed with service-users and young people at its heart, and, through engaging with MindMate Ambassadors throughout, the voices of those needing the service most were put centre stage. “Building on the success of our previous
With 16 general adolescent beds and 6 PICU beds for youngsters with severe and complex mental health difficulties, it will provide ‘comprehensive recovery-focused treatment and education’, drawing on UK and international best practice, including lessons from previous CAMHS units.
Key, security, and asset management solutions
deister electronic (UK) says it is widely known for its ‘trusted, durable, and easy-to-use’ proof of visit system, which has been used by NHS Trusts and their security providers ‘for years’ due to its robust nature and reliable performance. The company said: “What people
may not be aware of is our involvement in projects across several mental health Trusts, as well as other sectors within the NHS, providing a range of key management solutions that help address the specific challenges faced within these organisations. Our intelligent key management solutions enable organisations to manage who can access what keys and when, with a full audit report of the systems’ use
Modern furniture for ‘community-facing’ rehabilitation unit
Specialist in healthcare furniture for mental healthcare, Teal LifeCare, will showcase its recent project work – including prestigious projects such as the Wesham Rehabilitation Unit near Preston. Designed to help people recover from
complex mental health issues, the new mental health rehabilitation facility was opened in March by Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust. Providing a range of mental health services for
communities in Lancashire and South Cumbria, it aims to ensure ‘a seamless transition from inpatient care towards community life, empowering service- users to re-gain skills and confidence with everyday tasks’. Teal LifeCare was selected by the Trust to provide its ‘modern, safe’, anti-ligature furniture throughout the new unit. The new building includes a
contemporary timber-clad extension and 28 en-suite bedrooms equipped with bespoke in-built furniture supplied by Teal LifeCare, including specialist ‘Insight Edge’ bedroom ranges with safe, anti-ligature features, and robust Myla and Ottoman security beds. A fresh, uplifting colour palette supports calmness and relaxation. Colours were selected to complement the attractive indoor and outdoor therapy areas, which include an expansive therapy garden and children’s visitor garden.
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– helping prevent security breaches, while automating the management of keys and assets for both permanent and temporary staff. We appreciate that the security and safety of both staff and patients is at the forefront of everything our healthcare customers do.”
award-winning and successful CAMHS projects at Junction 17 (in Prestwich) and Inspire (in Hull), Red Kite View shows the importance of continued learning, an aspirational approach, and the impact of good design on the service- user experience. It also underlines the undisputed need for such quality CAMHS environments supporting vulnerable young people’s mental health in these challenging times.”
Creating inspirational healthcare spaces
Altro’s ‘sector specialists’ will host a stand showcasing some of the company’s successful projects, and evidencing its ‘understanding of the specific sector needs’. They will promote a range of Altro floor and wall solutions that can ‘meet designers’ and specifiers’ bespoke needs in demanding mental healthcare environments’. Altro product experts will be on hand to discuss current and future mental healthcare projects, and explain how the flooring and walling specialist can support specification needs – including providing technical information, product guidance, and compliance. Altro said: “Today, working closely
with architects, end-customers, engineers, designers, and contractors around the world, our insight and expertise help them transform everyday spaces into environments that can improve the wellbeing of everyone that uses them. Whether it’s a large hospital, care home, or community healthcare centre, Altro can help develop inspirational rooms that don’t just perform and look good, but also take hygiene and the safety of staff, patients, residents, and visitors, seriously.”
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