10 Editions of Design With People in Mind: What Does ‘Good’ Inpatient Mental Healthcare Design Look Like?

Synopsis

This roundtable will mark the 10th edition of the Design With People in Mind (DWPIM) booklets published by Design in Mental Health Network. The booklets summarise key evidence in themed areas around mental health settings, ranging from nature and sound to informed choices and art. In this roundtable, the members of the Research and Education work stream will discuss the current DWPIM booklet, which describes the key evidence around ‘good design practices’ within inpatient mental health environments and reflect upon the series as a whole.

Some the themes which will be discussed will include: What does the core evidence tell us about what ‘good’ design looks like? How can we best describe the ‘lived experience’ of inpatient care? What should come next for stakeholder engagement in designing for mental heath? How can we create a better dialogue between research knowledge and practitioner knowledge around inpatient design?

The roundtable will also serve as the formal launch of the 10th edition of DWPIM and will be supported by the distribution and promotion of the booklet across the conference.

The speakers for the roundtable will include: Prof Steven Brown; Katharine Lazenby; Prof Paula Reavey; Dr Paul Hanna

The session will consist of four short sets of introductory comments by the speakers (8 mins approx each) followed by around 25 mins of questions and discussion with the audience.