The session would look at secure mental health ambulance transport as an extension of the care environment, rather than a purely logistical function. For people in acute distress, the journey between settings can be one of the highest-risk points in their pathway. Waiting areas, exits, handover points, ambulance loading, vehicle design, route planning and arrival… Read more »
Date: 2 June 2026
KEYNOTE: Saving Lives Shouldn’t Cost Yours
In healthcare, shame often hides behind professionalism, perfectionism, and the pressure to cope. In this powerful and thought-provoking session, Claire Goodwin-Fee explores the hidden emotional impact of working in caring professions and how shame silently fuels burnout, withdrawal, self-criticism, and emotional exhaustion. Drawing on psychological insight, frontline experience, and real-world stories, Claire unpacks why so… Read more »
From Green Plan to Reality: Decarbonising Mental Health Estates
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is delivering an ambitious Green Plan to achieve Net Zero while enhancing patient environments. This presentation will showcase a range of decarbonisation projects, including solar PV and battery storage, heat pumps, EV charging infrastructure, and estate-wide LED upgrades. It will also explore initiatives to reduce waste and eliminate single-use plastics…. Read more »
The Brook: From Concept to Completion – Sensory-Informed Design in Practice
This session shares the journey of The Brook at Langdon Hospital, an inpatient facility for adults with a learning disability and/or autism, from early concept design through to completion. The presentation explores how a strong project brief, getting the right people round the table, meaningful co-production and a sensory-informed approach helped shape an environment that feels… Read more »
Rethink Mental Illness: Supported Housing Pilot – Changing Supported Housing Systems
Rethink Mental Illness is undertaking a programme of work to understand the systemic challenges in the supply and management of quality supported housing for people with long-term mental illness, and to work across three local mental health supported housing systems to address these challenges, pilot solutions and improve long-term outcomes for people with mental illness… Read more »
The Brook: A Sensory-Informed Approach to Product and Finish Selection
This session explores how sensory-informed principles influenced product and finish selection throughout The Brook at Langdon Hospital. Using real project examples, the presentation will demonstrate how thoughtful consideration of light, colour, materials, acoustics and detailing helped create a calmer, more therapeutic environment whilst balancing safety, durability and clinical requirements. The session will reflect on the… Read more »
Expert “Steak” Holders, Reducing the Power Dynamics of Co-production
Shining Bright – the Seren Lodge Story
Discussing the successful delivery of a new perinatal mother and baby inpatient unit, highlighting how co‑production, experts by experience and person‑centred design were central to achieving a safe, appropriate and effective therapeutic environment. How design of Perinatal spaces necessitates a balanced approach to risk and the importance of placemaking. Key focus on the benefits of… Read more »
Illuminating Change: Aligning Safety, Performance and Circular Design in Mental Health Lighting Specification
Co-production and service user involvement are embedded in Pineapple’s approach to delivering projects in challenging environments. A structured, multi-disciplinary model ensures that the voices of service users and stakeholders sit alongside technical, operational, and strategic expertise. This framework enables the delivery of solutions that are safe, effective, and human-centred while maintaining compliance, efficiency, and sustainability…. Read more »
