Archives: Seminars

This Presentation from Scottish Government Assoc. Chief Nursing Officer Mark Richards (and potentially Susan Grant Principal Architect NHSScotland) is on the development and pilot of a new tool to assess the quality and safety of NHSS mental health estate environments. It is an update of NHSScotland’s 2022 DIMH Conf presentation on self-harm reduction learning from… Read more »

Sussex Partnership is a mental health and learning disability NHS Foundation Trust in South East England. In 2020, a project was proposed to work with hospital staff to create ‘Autism Friendly’ environments on acute mental health wards, by primarily looking at the Environment; the Ward Processes; Staff Training and increasing Confidence. This was due to… Read more »

Having worked for the Trust in IT for four years I’m a person with lived experience and I also have A physical disability, I’m at the centre of the programme’s day to day running. I have real responsibilities and I am involved in making key decisions. I have attended all the design engagements and design… Read more »

This presentation will focus on the important role played by good landscape design in the creation of therapeutic mental health facilities. Our approach to landscape design in mental health, and a focus on good such design can enhance mental healthcare settings. We all recognise how green outdoor spaces and access to nature benefits our health… Read more »

The National Forensic Mental Health Hospital in County Dublin, represents a once-in-a-generation step-change in the design of facilities for mental health services in Ireland. The building was designed by Scott Tallon Walker Architects in association with Medical Architecture. Located on a 10-hectare woodland site, the 25,000m² campus replaces the existing Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum,… Read more »

In a society where mental illness is rising and we are challenged in accommodating far too many and far too ill patients, is designing healing architecture still relevant? Is art? You can argue that maybe it is more relevant than ever. How can we as architects support a healing environment by conscious use of selected… Read more »

PICU Physical environment. The Third Edition of the PICU text book published by Cambridge University Press is due for publication later this year. Within the text book, a chapter features covering the physical environment of a PICU including relevant evidence and other published opinions.  This presentation will reflect the key characteristics of PICU design included… Read more »

A patient will be interviewed by a psychiatrist who was his Responsible Clinician when he was detained. The interview will concentrate upon the patient experience with specific reference to the physical environments within which he has been managed as an inpatient. There will also be time to pose your own questions.