

2023 Winners Announced!
The Design in Mental Health community turned out in force on 7 June for the 2023 Design in Mental Health Awards.
Attendees at the ceremony at the Coventry Building Society Arena enjoyed an evening of networking, valuable fundraising for the event charity, Maytree, and a celebration of the best the sector has to offer via the presentation of awards in nine categories.
Congratulations to all the Winners and Highly Commended entries, which were chosen by an esteemed panel of experts with extensive professional and personal experience within the NHS and Private Mental Health sector.
Thank you to our sponsors, everyone who attended and everyone who took the time to enter!
Art Installation of the Year
WINNER
Integrated Artworks by Erik A. Frandsen at Goedstrup Regional Hospital, Denmark – Arkitema & partners
Completed in the Autumn of 2021, Goedstrup Regional Hospital (GRH) is a highly functional and innovative “super-hospital” located north of Herning. The hospital is one of Denmark’s largest healthcare development projects and is setting new benchmarks for… Read more »
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Therapeutic Art Program at Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) aims to transform the lives of those affected by mental health and addiction, combining clinical care, research, education, policy development and health promotion. This redevelopment project included the addition… Read more »
Visit WebsiteConcept Product Innovation of the Year
WINNER
Nobi Smart Lamp
As we age, there is an increasing risk of falling: one in three +65 falls at least once a year. For 65+, falls are the leading cause of death by injury. People with dementia fall twice as… Read more »
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Collaboration In Action – Modular Bedroom with One-key for Staff
Nurses face daily frustration with managing multiple keys. Often they need a key for patient bedrooms, a key to access the vision panel, a key to access anti-barricade devices, a key to operate windows and a key… Read more »
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WINNER
Blossom Court Replanting, St Ann’s Hospital, Tottenham
In 2020 we saw the completion of Blossom Court, a mental health inpatient building we designed for Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust, at St Ann’s Hospital in Tottenham. The building represents a new approach… Read more »
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Moorside Minor Ward Refurbishments, Trafford General Hospital
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Trust (GMMH) operates a large and complex building portfolio to provide mental health services across the Northwest of England. They provide mental health services to both adults and adolescents. The Moorside Unit… Read more »
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Outside Space of the Year
WINNER
National Forensic Mental Health Service Hospital, Dublin
Guiding Principles: A new era in Ireland’s Mental Health Services, the National Forensic Hospital exploits the therapeutic value of nature in a discreetly secure setting to support a recovery-focused service-user pathway through High Secure, Medium, Low and… Read more »
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Montpellier Therapeutic Allotments, Gloucester
The Montpellier allotment is the perfect example of what can be achieved with some creativity, drive and determination. The allotment site has been transformed in the past 12months- led by an occupational therapist into a space that… Read more »
Visit WebsiteProject of the Year - New Build International
WINNER
National Forensic Mental Health Service Hospital, Dublin
Enhancing recovery: A new era in Ireland’s mental health services, the National Forensic Mental Health Service Hospital exploits the therapeutic value of nature in a discreetly secure setting, which promotes the recovery of service-users. The 24,000m² hospital,… Read more »
Visit WebsiteProject of the Year - New Build UK
WINNER
Trinity Building for the South West London& St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust – CF Møller et al
We were fortunate in our work at Springfield that we started with a client brief that prioritised patient well-being, but the most important attitude which guided our work over the 12 years that it took to deliver… Read more »
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Project of the Year - Refurbishment
WINNER
Stella’s Place Ambulatory Mental Health Hub, Toronto
Stella’s Place has emerged as an exemplar for young-adult driven, community-based mental health services in downtown Toronto. This 11,000 square foot (1,020 square meter) hub occupies a fully renovated three-storey post and beam former candy factory, originally… Read more »
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CAMHS – Stockport
FWP have created and an inspiring new home for CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) in the centre of Stockport including 18 themed therapy rooms, exciting reception far detached from the typical CAMHS or hospital environment,… Read more »
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Product Innovation of the Year
WINNER
Suregrip Ligature-Safe Handle by Safehinge Primera
50% of suicides are attempted using ligature points below an inpatient’s head, often with door hinges or handles. Suregrip, our anti-ligature door handle, is designed to prevent this ongoing issue in mental health spaces and add to… Read more »
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Yewdale K2500 Reduced-ligature Curtain Track
We designed the K2500 reduced-ligature curtain track to help mental health professionals reduce the risk or ligature and reduce weapons risk. Mental health trusts utilise this product because standard anti-ligature blinds can be removed from their load-release… Read more »
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WINNER
Building Together at PHC Lincoln
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT) provides mental health, learning disability and autism services across Lincolnshire. As part of its Eradication of Dormitories (EoD) programme, LPFT appointed Integrated Health Projects (IHP) to develop two new mental health… Read more »
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Aspen Wood Low Secure LD Project – Mersey Care NHSFT/Gilling Dod Architects
Aspen Wood is Mersey Care NHSFT’s (MCFT’s) new Low Secure Learning Disabilities Unit located on the Trust’s Maghull Health Park in Liverpool. Currently housed in not fit-for-purpose buildings 40 miles away at Whalley, the new building represents… Read more »
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