‘Safety is the number one focus’ at a new £7.2 m, 26-bedded acute adult inpatient mental health unit, Manannan Court, recently completed on the Isle of Man, says Teal Furniture, which has supplied the facility with a range of specialist furniture – including chairs, tables, and sofas.
The purpose-built inpatient unit was designed by local architect, Niall McGarrigle, and Chorley-based architects, Gilling Dodd, to UK Department of Health (UK) standards, to increase local capacity to care for adult acute mental health patients. It will provide help for those with mental health issues, learning difficulties, and alcohol and drug addictions, while addressing the Government priority to protect the most vulnerable in society.
Teal Furniture items supplied – all designed to the latest safety standards – include sofas and armchairs featuring ‘extreme use’ boarded plywood panels and non-retractable security screws. Teal’s Roku tub chairs, with their flowing design, meanwhile, are difficult to pick up, with rounded corners and heavy weighting to 50 kg to limit misuse, increase stability, and maximise safety. The client also specified Teal’s ‘unique’ ‘Plus+’ complete upholstery for all upholstery; it features sewn-in sealed seams to prevent concealment and facilitate cleaning.