It is well recognised that in secure mental health inpatient units, boredom leads to challenging behaviours and poor physical health. This presentation will explore how considered planning and design can ensure ‘a meaningful day’ for all patients, promoting recovery through activity. The newly completed Sycamore at Northgate Hospital will be used as a case study… Read more »
We will present research on the significance of the physical environment for health and well-being in various closed settings such as forensic psychiatry, youth homes (SiS), and prisons. Moreover, we will propose design suggestions that may have the potential to improve people’s wellbeing and health in these settings. The healthcare environment serves as an active… Read more »
There is plentiful overlap between inclusive design, mental health design and trauma-informed design, especially in mental health inpatient facilities, but they are often used in isolation or only for a post-crisis setting. For the last decade, there has been a movement to include these design strategies into mental health spaces to promote healing and recovery…. Read more »
This DiMHN presentation would explore the possibility that allowing service-users to engage in a greater variety of meaningful activities independently or with some degree of supervision reduces negative incidents. The new in-patient facilities at the Springfield University Hospital in South London are test cases to see whether designing for therapeutic benefit generates better outcomes. The… Read more »
We are all unique, our differences – shaped by age, gender, ethnicity, and ability – make up our multi-faceted and interconnected world. Over the last two years Tarkett have been carrying out research to understand how our different human make-up affects us as we go through life in education, at work and in elder care…. Read more »
The Bedroom Evolved was Darwin Group’s exhibition at DiMH 2023, constructed by Darwin Group in collaboration with numerous exhibiting consultants including Safehinge Primera, Medical Architecture, Polar and Tough Furniture. With the ambition of progressing discussion around Mental Health bedroom design, the project went from being a concept to a physical space in a matter of… Read more »
Advances in medical care and treatments mean that more people are living longer and there is an increased prevalence of people being diagnosed with two or more co-morbidities. Individuals are no longer divided into a mental health or physical health silo; there are a number of evidenced links between the two which identifies the need… Read more »
Inequalities in mental health are deep and entrenched. But they are not inevitable. Centre for Mental Health has explored what causes mental health inequalities and what can change them. We’ll explore the evidence for what would create a mentally healthier society for us all, and how mental health services can be more equitable: a design… Read more »
In this presentation Raf will discuss his role as expert by experience lead within the largest independent provider of mental health services with the UK and give a working definition of co-production, recovery and lived experience. This will allow for the opportunity to understand the context of the presentation.. He will showcase various co-produced projects… Read more »
Step Exhibitions
Step House,
North Farm Road,
Tunbridge Wells,
TN2 3DR,
United Kingdom.
Tel. 01892 518877
If you would like more information on how you can be involved on a commercial level as either an exhibitor or sponsor, please contact the team on: +44(0)1892 518877.
Step Exhibitions
Step House,
North Farm Road,
Tunbridge Wells,
TN2 3DR,
United Kingdom.
Tel. 01892 518877
If you would like more information on how you can be involved on a commercial level as either an exhibitor or sponsor, please contact the team on: +44(0)1892 518877.
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