Design engineers, Safehinge Primera, are passionate about working alongside mental healthcare providers to develop products that create safe spaces for recovery.
A facility that encapsulates this is The Junipers Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit in Wonford, Exeter – purpose-designed to allow patients to recover in a safe, therapeutic environment. Having worked closely with Devon Partnership NHS Trust (DPT) to achieve this, Safehinge Primera’s Business Development manager, Sebastian Mann, discusses the importance of working with mental healthcare providers to overcome challenges through good design, and ‘why safety doesn’t have to be institutional’.
When I first began discussions surrounding The Junipers with DPT, it was clear that we had a shared passion. We want to help people at vulnerable times – that’s ultimately why we do what we do. I knew it was set to be a particularly special facility, as it is the first of its kind in the south-west of England; offering inpatient support that’s closer to home for people with complex mental health needs. Before it was built, patients and their families were forced to travel long distances to receive the support they needed – causing unnecessary additional strain for all of those involved. It was clear that this new facility was going to transform people’s lives for the better, and I felt – and still feel – very privileged to be a part of it.
The impact of good design
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