Mental Health

Building for neurodiversity - New guidelines to address ‘final frontier of inclusive design’

First-of-its-kind national guidance unveiled to consider accessibility for a neurodiverse population, including autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, dementia and Parkinson’s

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Hospital ward opens dementia café

Hospital ward opens dementia café

Wrexham Maelor Hospital revamps activities room to provide respite for patients and their families

Mental health treatment centre approved in Wales

Mental health treatment centre approved in Wales

Designed by Arcadis IBI Group, the facility mirrors the journey to recovery for patients

Budget provides boost for medtech industry

Budget provides boost for medtech industry

Chancellor's Spring Statement provides support for companies looking to break into the health sector, but technology experts claim more needs to be...

Special report: Re-imagining mental health design

Special report: Re-imagining mental health design

Exploring the importance of stakeholder consultation in the creation of modern, supportive mental health facilities for children and young people

Planning application submitted for learning disability hub

Planning application submitted for learning disability hub

Plans for Inverclyde’s new £10m adult learning disability hub move forward

GRAHAM appointed to build mental health unit in Liverpool

GRAHAM appointed to build mental health unit in Liverpool

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust names contractor for inpatient unit in Mossley Hill

Case study: The Priory better serves clients with IT service automation

Case study: The Priory better serves clients with IT service automation

Mental health provider upgrades to new enterprise service management platform from Ivanti

Mental health services boosted by £150m government funding

Mental health services boosted by £150m government funding

Money will be used to build 150 new facilities to support mental health urgent and emergency care services

Plans to ease bed crisis should prioritise pain management

Plans to ease bed crisis should prioritise pain management

Medtech firm, PainChek, calls for greater use of technology for pain assessment and management among people with dementia

Challenges to specification in mental health

Challenges to specification in mental health

Dwindling capital does not mean building design has to suffer. Jerry Smith, director of Primera Life, explains why environmental design should stay...

'Inspiring' new home for child and adolescent mental health services

'Inspiring' new home for child and adolescent mental health services

Doors open at new CAMHS unit in Stockport which has been designed by service users to aid recovery

How mHealth can benefit mental health

How mHealth can benefit mental health

Jamie Prangnell of Appadoodle explains how ‘game-style’ apps are helping Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust to engage with...

New centre to tackle health inequalities

New centre to tackle health inequalities

Slaithwaite Health and Wellbeing Centre aims to tackle health inequalities by offering personalised care

Case study: McKesson works with NHS trust to improve inpatient mental health services

Case study: McKesson works with NHS trust to improve inpatient mental health services

How 5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is creating a skills-based workforce for its inpatient mental health service

In Brief

Royal Marsden first to offer Careology app to improve cancer support services

Empowering young people with digital mental health tools

NHS Dumfries and Galloway implements Civica occupational health platform

CAMHS National Summit 2021: Transforming Mental Health Services for Children & Young Adults

Alder Hey launches ‘one-stop shop’ mental health platform

Mersey trust first site to go live with game-changing system integration

Mental Health & Dementia Facilities Forum 2021

Shaping the future of acute care in Leeds

Supporting mental health awareness in facility management employees

Design in Mental Health Conference and Exhibition ^{new dates}

Care at the heart Of MOONHUB’s new VR dementia training suite

Mayden and SilverCloud collaboration enables ‘direct to digital’ mental health support

NHS Gloucestershire digitalises access to children’s mental health services

CAMHS National Summit 2019: Improving accessibility and recovery outcomes

Mayden and Wysa collaborate on mental health etriage

Wales pilots virtual mental health pathway

Teal Lifecare's latest mental health rehabilitation service unveiled

Design In Mental Health Conference and Exhibition

Supporting mental health awareness in facility management employees

Dorset and Southampton NHS Trust first to introduce AI chatbot

Technology partnership improves mental health services

Mental Health 2018 Delivering the Five Year Forward View

AI chatbot supports patients waiting for NHS talking therapy

60th anniversary of the Vistamatic Vision Panel

Partnership enables interoperability for mental health services

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Special report: Re-imagining mental health design

Special report: Re-imagining mental health design

Case study: The Priory better serves clients with IT service automation

Case study: The Priory better serves clients with IT service automation

Challenges to specification in mental health

Challenges to specification in mental health

How mHealth can benefit mental health

How mHealth can benefit mental health

Case study: McKesson works with NHS trust to improve inpatient mental health services

Case study: McKesson works with NHS trust to improve inpatient mental health services

A little goes a long way

A little goes a long way

A window to the world of mental health

A window to the world of mental health

Transforming buildings to awaken the senses

Transforming buildings to awaken the senses

Comment: Designing caring environments

Comment: Designing caring environments

How small design interventions can improve the lives of dementia sufferers

How small design interventions can improve the lives of dementia sufferers