RECENT NEWS

A sanctuary for people in serious emotional distress in Hull was formally opened in mid-May at an event described as a ‘watershed moment’ for mental health services in Hull and East Riding.

Pensher Skytech has supplied its Skytech Lite window unit for the new 2 Warwick Road eating disorder clinic in High Barnet, North London, which required a specialist antiligature solution that maximised natural light ingress and access to entilation.

Construction of a ‘dementia-friendly’ home designed to help researchers learn about supporting those living with the condition will begin on the BRE Innovation Park at Garston near Watford this Autumn.

Manufacturer of anti-barricade doorsets, vision panels, and hardware for mental healthcare use, the Kingsway Group, says its recently established Design Review Panel (‘DRP’) – comprising individuals with a variety of expertise from clinical, estates and facilities, capital projects, and nursing backgrounds – plays a valuable part by ‘critiquing its designs’ prior to a product’s commercial launch.

Patients, staff, and volunteers, at a secure hospital for people with mental illnesses in Hull have painted a ‘massive mural’ of an American diner on its walls.

A concise but informative evidence-based guide to how elements such as high quality personal space, some control over the environment, suitable therapeutic facilities, access to nature, attractive aesthetics, and good acoustics, can significantly aid recovery in inpatient mental health settings, has been published by the Design in Mental Health Network (DIMHN).

Armitage Shanks has launched two ‘innovative healthcare solutions’ designed to help in the fight against infection in healthcare facilities.

After ‘substantial investment into revolutionary technology’, and design collaboration with its parent company Ulster Carpets, supplier of carpets to the healthcare sector, Danfloor UK, is due to launch two new collections.

Architectural consultancy, Michael Hall Associates, selected Zeta Specialist Lighting’s Ecolux Solar LED trough lighting system, which is ‘entirely powered by solar’, to illuminate a newly designed wayfinding system at Bradford’s Lynfield Mount Hospital.

UK-based engineering design consultancy and DIMHN member, Troup Bywaters + Anders (TB+A), has become only the third construction industry organisation globally to be awarded the Platinum standard by Investors in People (IiP).

A report recently published by NHS England outlining the progress made in the first year of the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health sets out which areas are beginning to see improved access to care, and outlines examples of good local practice.

Multitone Electronics has installed its EkoTek staff protection and patient alert system at The Retreat, a charitable, not-forprofit specialist mental healthcare provider in York, which offers services for people with complex and challenging needs.

BSI, the business standards company, has revised the BS 8214 Code of practice for fire door assemblies.

The Masonic Charitable Foundation is donating a £10,000 grant to a new therapeutic gardens project at Chase Farm Hospital in Enfield, which will see two gardens at the hospital’s Highlands Wing transformed.

NHS Improvement said in February it had commenced its review into community and mental health Trusts, ‘building on the approach of the Carter Report on operational productivity and performance in NHS acute hospitals’.

UK security manufacturer, ITS Products, has released new stainless steel versions of its high security CMD cameras; they are now available in a choice of finishes and as an IP or analogue unit.

The latest version of Bristan’s specification brochure provides comprehensive information on its ‘tailored collection’ of taps, showers and accessories – including for healthcare – and enables users to search for items by product type or specialist sector.

Recently introduced by Anti-Ligature Shop, the J Trac is a new anti-ligature ceiling/wall fixed curtain track which incorporates glider runners designed to unclip when a specific weight is applied.

The Design In Mental Health Network (DIMHN) has launched an all-new website aimed at communicating its bold ambitions to a wider audience.

Manufacturer of life safety solutions, Gent by Honeywell, says its ‘new and improved’ S-Quad Anti-Ligature (fire detector) Base (ALD302) is designed to provide additional safety within buildings that accommodate individuals considered to be at risk.