Editor Jo Makosinski


Sales director Julian Walter


National Sales Manager Leslie de Hoog


Production Nicola Cann


Design Traci Salter


Managing director Toby Filby


EDITOR’S NOTE Funding commitment kicks off 2019


A happy new year to all our readers! And, what a start to 2019, with long-awaited news of an


increased budget for NHS mental health services. The recently-unveiled NHS Long Term Plan provides a


blueprint showing how to best use Government funding to ensure the NHS is fit for the future (p7). And it makes a renewed commitment that mental health


services will grow faster than the overall NHS budget, creating a ring-fenced local investment fund worth at least


£2.3billion a year by 2023/24. This will enable further service expansion of, and faster access to, community and


crisis mental health services for both adults and children and young people. Dubbed the ‘biggest-ever investment’ in mental health services, the cash will see


around two million more people who suffer with anxiety, depression or other problems receive help.


An equal footing Commenting on the announcement, Paul Farmer, chief executive of Mind, said: “This is the kind of sustained investment we need to see to put mental health on an equal footing with physical health and, if delivered, this plan will make a difference to the lives of thousands of people with mental health problems.” But what does this mean for the mental health estate and those charged with ensuring it operates efficiently? The extensive plans for investment laid out in the document clearly cannot be


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delivered effectively from current facilities, so there will inevitably be a need for a network of new buildings. And the Government earlier announced an allocation of £3.9billion to accelerate


estates transformation across the NHS. Now, it has been revealed that The Chancellor will consider NHS long-term capital


investment in his Spending Review later this year. This may offer further insight into exactly where the cash will be spent, and mental health services will undoubtedly benefit. So, for those who deliver mental health services; who help to design, build and run


them and the product manufacturers whose innovations are changing the way we deliver facilities – the opportunities are still there. And, over the next year, mhdf will continue to bring you all the latest news and features to help you better understand the market.


Get involved In this edition you can read about how designers of UK dementia care facilities are learning from their Antipodean counterparts (p11) and how modern hand rails and grab rails are helping to keep people with dementia safe (p21). Plus, you can read a review of the 2018 mental health & dementia facilities forum and find out how you can get involved this year. (p17). We also want you to help with our up-coming features. Subjects will include arts and


mental health; outdoor spaces; window restrictors for mental health settings; mental health furniture; blinds and privacy screens; anti-ligature fixtures and fittings; and surface products. If you can help email jo@healthcaredm.co.uk


Cover image: The Sowenna mental health unit is set to open at the Bodmin Hospital site. Image courtesy of Ryder Architecture


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