Mental Health Features - Healthcare Design & Management

Informed Choices, the testing standard developed by Design in Mental Health Network in partnership with Building Research Establishment (BRE), has been eight years in the making, and involved more than 250 consultations with Network members and technical contributors. Since its launch at the Design in Mental Health conference in 2023, the new standard has had a flurry of interest from NHS Trusts, NHS England, and manufacturers and specifiers alike.

Fixtures & Fittings

We take a look at the refurbishment work at the famous Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, which saw new bespoke furniture installed, with patient safety at the heart of the project.

The Art of Healing

Transforming mental health spaces with hospital rooms

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT HALTS NHS CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

With the Scottish government’s decision to freeze NHS construction projects, the sector north of the border has been plunged into uncertainty.

Aspire sells Kings Hill care home

Portunus Associates, specialist healthcare real estate agent, acting on behalf of Aspire LPP, has completed the sale its 78-bedroom Kings Hill care home to Lovett Care.

Lets Go Outside

The power of well-designed public realm should not be underestimated. It holds the ability to bring people together, mitigate the impacts of the climate crisis and enhance wellbeing.

NHS captial budgets 'MUST DOUBLE' to £14.1BN

NHS capital budgets must double to £14.1bn if it is to clear the building repairs backlog and overhaul the estate to enable greater productivity and faster patient care, according to a new report.

Features

IHP selected for Shrewsbury and Telford hospital plans

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has appointed Integrated Health Projects (IHP) as its design and construction partner to progress the Hospitals Transformation Programme (HTP).

Care in the community

After a successful first year in operation, MIND’s ‘Circle’ crisis support café in London is going from strength to strength. MIND’s Nana Owusu and Meg Wamithi speak to MHDF about their future plans and how new funding is vital to the café’s future.