2024 Awards Winners

The Winners of the 2024 Design in Mental Health Awards

Announced on Tuesday 4 June 2024 at the Annual Awards Ceremony, hundreds of professionals and practitioners from across the DiMH community turned out to recognise the winners and celebrate the fantastic work that is going on across the sector to champion best practice and good design in mental health settings.

Thank you to everyone who took part in the 2024 Awards and congratulations to the following Winners and Highly Commended entries that embody the exemplary design, innovation and collaborative approach that the panel were looking for.

Art Installation of the Year:

Psychological and Mental Health Services, Great Ormond Street Hospital by artist Giles Round

“Very professional looking integrated arts scheme, feeling like part of the building and cleverly bringing together patient ideas from workshops (that were as equally important as the ends results).”

Clinical Team of the Year:

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Clinical Project Team

“A dedicated team collaborating successfully, using Expert by Experience input but with one eye on longer term goals, looking beyond the short-term benefits.”

Concept Product Innovation of the Year:

Hospital Rooms National Digital Art School Programme

“Good Initiative, supporting therapy through the arts. Evidence based and developed through research and engagement.”

Estates and Facilities Team:

East London NHS Foundation Trust Estates

“This was an excellent submission with clear detail on successful initiatives which have improved patient care and service user involvement. Also an environment and safety focus.”

Low Cost - High Impact Award:

Sensory Room Installation at South West Acute Hospital Emergency Department

“This initiative had a great use of light and colour.”

Outside Space of the Year:

"Meadow Green" - A New Type of Dementia Ward
DSA Environment + Design

“This project involved the use of simple initiatives with great ideas in a very tight space, but delivering positive impacts for patients.”

Product Innovation of the Year:

"Project X" - Introducing the Future of Patient Safety and Dignity
Safehinge Primera in co-production with Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

“This involved considerate design for patient safety without being ‘Big Brother’. Huge benefits for the healing environment in allowing a more ‘normalised’ space.”

Project of the Year - Future Design:

Grange University Hospital, Specialist Inpatient Service Unit for Mental Health
Arcadis

A beauty therapy village solution for patients (views, seats, thoughtful fittings) as well as spaces for staff, all considered with links to the wider community.

Project of the Year - New Build International:

Hillmorton Specialist Mental Health Services, Christchurch, New Zealand
Klein Architects on behalf of Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Canterbury

“A fantastic overall design. Proper incorporation of nature and consideration for the benefits of biophilia but importantly for the staff as well as the patients.

Project of the Year - New Build UK:

The Catkin Centre and Sunflower House, Alder Hey Children's Hospital
Cullinan Studio

“The Judges were impressed with the continuous links to nature throughout all aspects of the designed solutions, recognising the importance this plays to wellbeing.

Project of the Year - New Build Refurbishment:

5 Windsor Walk
Arcadis

“This is a subtle yet affective design which builds on and enhances the existing facility.”

Research and Education Award:

Hospital Rooms National Digital Art School Programme
Hospital Rooms

“As a concept: this is a fantastic national scheme with huge potential future impact and an opportunity to benefit more than just those initially intended, through a wider range of collaborators.”

Service User Engagement Award:

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Building Together Focus Group

“A great team working with the right people through all stages of the project – carefully considered outcomes during the design with EbE input at the heart, but continuing to listen beyond the project delivery.”