NEWS
A second call for papers for 2021 conference
The DiMHN and the organisers of the Design in Mental Health Conference, Exhibition, and Awards Dinner, Step Exhibitions, have issued a second call for conference papers for the flagship 2021 event, being held at Coventry’s Ricoh Arena from 9-10 June next year. Those keen to present at the 2021 DiMHN conference have until 31 October to submit a 300-word abstract or summary outlining the contents and main points of their proposed presentation. Suggested themes include:
l The COVID-19 pandemic – what effect has the pandemic had on models of care, service delivery, and the building? Both clinicians and estates personnel are encouraged to present.
l How COVID-19 is impacting on the design of new mental health facilities. The DiMHN would like to hear from service-providers, architects, and design teams currently designing new facilities.
l The Zero Carbon Challenge – submissions are invited which ‘provoke
Webinaronreducing ligature risk
Intastop, the specialist in solutions for preventing ligature risk in mental healthcare settings, will deliver a webinar open to Design in Mental Health Network members, readers of The Network, and others with an interest in mental healthcare settings, this month (October 2020). The company said: “Creating safe and positive spaces that fulfil both aesthetic and practical elements of care is proven to impact service-user and staff wellbeing in mental health facilities.”
During the webinar, being held in
association with The Network, Trevor Santer, Intastop’s National Sales manager, will highlight some of the research and collaboration that has seen the company’s SECURA range developed; SECURA products reportedly ‘promote increased safety for both patients and staff, reducing ligature opportunities across a variety of applications’. Many have been designed and tested to achieve both medium secure and TS001 standards. Intastop added: “This solution-led
approach will provide attendees with tangible options to enhance their mental health safety practices.” More details on the webinar will be
announced via HTML emailers and social media.
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thoughts, share guidance, or showcase the best of products and projects being designed or delivered in the mental health sector to help meet the tough emission reduction targets we all face’.
l Removal of Dormitories – The DiMHN would like to hear from NHSI, Trusts, architects, project managers, and anyone else involved in these projects, about how they are going about ‘dorm’ eradication.
l Outdoor spaces – An opportunity for landscape architects, designers, and clinicians, to discuss how outdoor spaces have been used as part of a wider approach to health and wellbeing.
l Project showcases – transforming a service-user's environment can have such a positive impact. Tell us why your project is special. An invitation to present to service-providers, architects, and design teams.
For more details on submitting an abstract, visit https:
www.designinmentalhealth.com/ call-for-presentations-2021
Help needed with new HBN’s development The co-authors of a new Health
Building Note are seeking help in its development from those with any involvement and interest in medium secure units.
Jenny Gill, Chairman of the DiMHN, said: “Work is about to commence with Archus Ltd and NHS England and NHS Improvement on Health Building Note (HBN) 03-04 – Medium Secure Units. “To inform its development we would be particularly pleased to hear from: l Clinicians. l Patients. l Estates personnel. l Facilities management support personnel.
“If you have an interest in these services, or in the facilities from which they are delivered, then please contact me in the first instance.” Email
jgill@dimhn.org
Mammoth-sized Safevents chosen for St Ann’s Hospital redevelopment
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust has chosen the latest iteration of Britplas’ Safevent window for the new buildings at St Ann’s Hospital in Haringey (see also pages 26-30) as part of a significant redevelopment project at the site. Some of the largest Safevents ever
installed, at 2.1 metres high, the oversize windows help to create dramatic elevations, as well as boosting light levels in the new facility. The most recent improvements to the product have seen the introduction of the patented Multask handle, which Britplas says provides the functionality of an opening winder, patient thumb lock, and staff lock, within a single, stainless steel, anti-ligature component. As part of a competitive tendering
process, the Trust conducted a thorough project-specific review of all window options, with the Safevent Access emerging as the product of choice.
Britplas said: “Since its invention in 2006, the Safevent window has been installed in hundreds of mental health facilities across the UK, to become one of the leading specialist products in its sector. The window design has been continually improved, evolving through eight models while retaining its core features of anti-ligature design, natural
light and ventilation, and patient control.” Works were carried out while the
remainder of the campus remained a ‘live’ facility, with Integrated Health Projects managing the site as main contractor. The new mental health wards are considered amongst the best in the country. “We are delighted to have been
appointed as the Trust’s fenestration partner for this landmark project,” said Britplas head of Sales, Neil Guest. “The new wards at St Ann’s represent the latest thinking in design for mental health, and the specification of Safevent windows reinforces our position at the leading edge of product design and development in this sector.”
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