AGM 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 […]
Read MoreAs mentioned previously, we want to get out and about and meet our members, learn about your business and innovations and find out what you want from the network and how we can help. To do this, the board have commenced a series of CPD visits coinciding with our board meetings. On August 14th 2018 […]
Read MoreFollowing the great turnout at last weeks ligature performance testing development workshop (over 60 attending), we’ve had to review some of the future dates to ensure we get a room big enough for the all-product sessions. We’ve now confirmed the following dates and workshops: 5th September: Doorsets, Hardware and Windows – category specific considerations 2nd October: Robustness (under physical attack) – all […]
Read MoreFirst of all, a huge thanks to all those who attended – we had great feedback and input into what is required for the testing of products for the ligature performance. We’d like to hear from you about the workshop, and also to understand a little more about your approach to specifying products – please […]
Read MoreWe’ve been working on the agenda for the first workshop and want to keep you up to date and help you prepare for the day. We’ll be having welcome drinks at 10am, starting the session at 10:30am. 10am Welcome (tea & coffee) 10:30am […]
Read MoreTesting for products used in mental healthcare environments is currently inconsistent and often repeated on every single project – adding cost and often delaying the process. And when products go wrong in live mental health environments, the consequences can be extreme, risking service user and staff safety. That’s not acceptable as far as we’re […]
Read MoreCo-production is a way of health and social services being designed, managed and delivered by service users and professionals working together in partnership. A new textbook for nurses in training ‘Essentials of Mental Health Nursing’ has itself been co produced by involving student nurses and service users among its contributors. The chapter ‘Organisations and Settings […]
Read MoreResearch and Education The Research and Education Workstream of the Design in Mental Health Network have released a brand new research document. We are committed to the development of an evidence based resource, to inform decision making and improve experiences within mental health services. Design with sound in mind This publication is the second in the […]
Read MoreAs mentioned previously, we want to get out and about and meet our members, learn about your business and innovations and find out what you want from the network and how we can help. To do this, the board have commenced a series of CPD visits coinciding with our board meetings. Jenny Gill, Chairman of […]
Read MoreAs you will probably be aware, on 25 May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) becomes law. This means that the Design in Mental Health Network will be asking for specific permission from you regarding how we should contact you. As an organisation, we do not hold large amounts of personally identifiable data as […]
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