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Mental Health Network appoints new Director

The Chief Executive of the Maudsley Charity, Rebecca Gray, has been appointed as the new Director of the NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network, and will take up the new role next January.

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BESA supports findings of Grenfell Tower report
BESA supports findings of Grenfell Tower report

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has welcomed the publication of the final report into the Grenfell Tower tragedy, saying that it should ‘add greater urgency to promised reforms of the construction industry and related engineering...

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‘Revolutionising’ how hospitals manage bed availability
‘Revolutionising’ how hospitals manage bed availability

RFiD Discovery, a leading UK provider of tracking solutions for healthcare, says its new Patient Discharge Management system is’ set to revolutionise how hospitals manage bed availability, offering a faster, more accurate solution that enhances...

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MoD AND NHS mark topping out at ‘first of its kind’ integrated care centre
MoD AND NHS mark topping out at ‘first of its kind’ integrated care centre

A ‘first-of-its-kind’ integrated care joint venture between the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and NHS has now topped out, completing the first main phase of construction of new facility expected to be operational by Autumn 2026.

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New resources for parents and teachers of neurodivergent children
New resources for parents and teachers of neurodivergent children

A ‘child-centred suite of resources’ for parents and teachers of neurodivergent children – reportedly the first of its kind to be based on research – has been launched today (Wednesday 28 August, 2024).

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People living with dementia can be 'powerful design collaborators'
People living with dementia can be 'powerful design collaborators'

People living with dementia should have more power and creative freedom in collaborative design projects, new research from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh suggests.

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‘Inclusive spaces and sustainable places’ discussed
‘Inclusive spaces and sustainable places’ discussed

Leading paint manufacturer, Dulux Trade, recently invited architects, specifiers, and interior designers to the Allermuir showroom in London for a panel discussion exploring inclusive design and ‘the power of colour and sustainability on wellbeing’.

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Features

The power of art as a communication tool
The power of art as a communication tool

On the second day of June’s Design in Mental Health 2024 conference in Manchester, Dolly Sen – an artist, author, and activist who uses her lived experience ‘to challenge, poke fun at, and interrogate’ the mental health system – spoke about her experiences of mental healthcare, how mental healthcare settings could be improved, and the importance of...

Tough choices made in picking award-winners
Tough choices made in picking award-winners

One of the highlights of June’s Design in Mental Health 2024 event in Manchester was an early evening drinks reception and awards ceremony at Manchester Central at the end of the conference and exhibition’s first day. A sizeable gathering of visitors, exhibitor representatives, and personnel from the organisations that had entered this year’s...

Meaningful days in focus at Morpeth MSU
Meaningful days in focus at Morpeth MSU

Developed around the concept of a ‘village campus’, Sycamore is a new medium secure facility at the heart of the £60 m redevelopment of Northgate Hospital in Morpeth, Northumberland, which provides a wide variety of indoor and outdoor settings for relaxation and activity, relieving boredom, and addressing the risk of challenging behaviours and poor...

Dignified privacy that keeps service-users safe
Dignified privacy that keeps service-users safe

Safehinge Primera’s new radar patient safety aid designed for bedrooms and bathrooms, with no blindspots, aims to help save lives and improve the quality of care in mental health. Philip Ross, the company’s CEO, explains the background to, and thinking behind, the co-production and development of what its dubs ‘the first and only ethical patient...

Products

‘Flexible’ adhesive-free LVT solution launched
‘Flexible’ adhesive-free LVT solution launched

Forbo Flooring Systems has launched its new Allura Click Flexcore range, an ‘adhesive-free click-format luxury vinyl tile (LVT) with a flexible core’, which it says is ‘ideal for quick and easy floor renovations over uneven or poor condition...

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Anti-ligature window protectors launched
Anti-ligature window protectors launched

The ‘latest innovation in safety technology’ from Contour Heating Products is a range of anti-ligature window protectors designed to significantly enhance the security and comfort of environments requiring the highest standards of safety, such as...

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A bulkhead ‘for every application’
A bulkhead ‘for every application’

‘Highly durable and very easy to install’, the new BT EVO from manufacturer of wiring accessories and lighting, Knightsbridge is designed – the company says – so that ‘the versatile bulkhead fitting can meet the needs of every application, whether it...

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Fire detection industry ‘first’ introduced
Fire detection industry ‘first’ introduced

Johnson Controls says its new Johnson Controls Digital Enrollment mobile application is the fire detection industry’s first mobile app of its kind for auto-addressing fire detection and alarm devices.

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