DiMHN Committee Members (L to R) Jonathan Campbell, Alex Caruso, Jenny Gill, Philip Ross, Cath Lake, Paula Reavey, Clive Stone. Static Systems Group recently welcomed committee members from the Design in Mental Health Network (DiMHN) to its Staffordshire headquarters, where the committee combined a CPD visit with its latest board meeting. The main aims of […]
Read MoreYour brilliant work deserves more exposure Some people think that modesty is a virtue, but when you’re doing outstanding work in the field of mental health design you shouldn’t keep it under wraps. Improvements are driven by knowledge, and we think your vision and skill demands wider recognition. We need your award entries DiMHN offers a […]
Read MoreRt Hon Norman Lamb MP is announced as a keynote speaker at Design in Mental Health Exhibition 2019. On 22 May 2019, day 2 of the exhibition Mr Lamb will deliver a presentation at 11.30am. Norman Lamb has been the Liberal Democrat MP for North Norfolk since 2001. After serving as a minister in the […]
Read MoreRegistration is now open for Design in Mental Health 2019 conference. This is a leading UK event focusing on the design of mental health facilities. Lively and authoritative, every year the Design in Mental Health Conference is THE professional gathering for all concerned with the built environment in mental health. Keep an eye on […]
Read MoreThere is four weeks to go until the submissions deadline of the Call for Papers for the 5th European Healthcare Design 2019 Congress, Awards & Exhibition. With the plenary theme of ‘Blurring the boundaries: designing place-based health systems’ next year’s congress will explore how the global shift towards population- and place-based health systems are gaining momentum, facilitated […]
Read MoreWe’ve had a busy summer with three testing development workshops, collecting input from estates, architects and manufacturers all active in mental health environments. We now have the early-stage drafts outlining how we’ll assess products ligature and robustness performance and we’ll be shortly uploading details of doorsets and window specifics. We’re looking to collect input […]
Read MoreWe’re nearly at the time of our next workshop, this time focusing on the robustness of all products in mental health. We’ll be meeting at BRE Watford on Tuesday 2nd October, opening from10am for teas and coffees with a 10:30amstart. Please find agenda below: 10am Reception (tea & coffee) 10:30am BRE intro & health and safety points […]
Read MoreLighting Manufacturer: Designplan Lighting Client: West London Mental Health NHS Trust Consultants: WSP Contractors: Kier Signature Light Fitting: Basilica Broadmoor Hospital is the best known of the three high-security psychiatric hospitals in England. It provides a specialist service assessing and treating men from the south of England who have serious mental health or personality disorders. […]
Read MoreLighting Manufacturer: Designplan Lighting Client: Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership (AWP) Contractors: Mechanical Engineering Services (Avon) Ltd Juniper Ward is an acute adult male and female psychiatric facility which has been renovated to improve the quality of its environment. Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership (AWP) were keen to create a more therapeutic setting […]
Read MoreAGM 2018 Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Design in Mental Health Limited will be held on Wednesday, the 10th day of October 2018. The meeting will convene at 12 pm at Manchester Central, Manchester. Under section 324 of the Companies Act 2006 and article 19 of the Articles of […]
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