special report
in brief
Easier access at Kent centre A
ccess issues at a new child development centre in Kent have been addressed with the
installation of mobility aids throughout the building. NHS Property Services, on behalf of
Medway Community Healthcare, Medway Council and Medway Foundation NHS Trust, recently converted a former school into the state-of-the-art Snapdragons Centre. Part of the £3m project was the
installation of six ceiling track hoists in treatment rooms and care facilities, plus a mobile changing bench and height- adjustable basin in bathrooms. All products were supplied by
Closomat and mean that children and young people who are not mobile can be moved easily, safely, and with dignity, without exposing their families, carers and centre staff to risk of injury through manual handling. “The aim of Snapdragons Centre is to
bring together in one place specialist clinical services for children and young people with a range of disabilities in a purpose-built facility delivered to a high
specification and standard,” said Claire Haymes, Closomat away from home/lifting specialist. “By including fittings such as the
hoists, users can relax knowing there are appropriate means for transfer from wheelchair to treatment tables or wherever needed for therapeutic intervention. “By also adding the changing bench
and height-adjustable basin, the building is totally accessible for all potential users, and addresses all their needs while they are there – including intimate, personal care.” Robin Tuffley, Closomat’s marketing
manager, added: “Current building regulations focus very much on the need to provide changing facilities for babies and NHS Property Services is, at Snapdragons, being forward-thinking in realising that many of the centre’s users require similar toileting support, but have grown beyond being able to fit on, and be lifted onto, a baby-sized change table.”
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• Animating the brain A robot puppet recently visited Great Ormond Street Hospital to meet patients and families following a collaboration between GOSH Arts and puppet theatre company, Theatre Rites. The iniitiative supported the development of Animating the Brain, a project that aims to ignite children’s fascination with their brain and creatively engage people with neuroscience and neurology. In one-to-one sessions youngsters made their own symbolic ‘brain’ which allowed them to celebrate things that were important to them. These workshops were then made into a film which celebrates the contributions of children and families.
www.theatre-rites.co.uk
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