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Invisible doors and reducing spores: How to use colour and paint in healthcare

Crown Paints Colour Consultant, Jemma Saunders, explains how colour can be used as an essential tool for improving wellbeing amongst staff, visitors and patients in healthcare settings, from hospitals to surgeries and care homes

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Where NHS England meets social value and priceless networking: the best of healthcare in 2025

Join over 700 professionals at the 2025 Building Better Healthcare Awards in London. Discover key NHS insights, network with leaders, and celebrate the UK's most innovative...
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NHS mental health and children’s services hub opens in Scunthorpe town centre

Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) has opened a new facility focused on mental health, neurodiversity and children’s services in North Lincolnshire

Read Construction delivers mother-and-baby mental health unit

The construction firm has completed the build of Seren Lodge at Countess of Chester Hospital to provide mothers with mental health care

Henry Boot delivers £3m mental health refurbishment that includes “quiet room”

The construction firm has completed a £3m refurbishment of Maple Ward at Sheffield’s Longley Centre

Mental health unit opens for young people at Berrywood Hospital

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has opened The Sett at Berrywood Hospital to provide specialist mental health support for children and adolescents

Royal Shrewsbury Hospital construction workers to get preventative healthcare on the job

The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital construction project has launched an on-site health programme, delivering preventive checks and wellbeing support to its workforce

East London NHS Foundation Trust chooses CBRE to support facilities transformation

CBRE has won the contract that will serve more than 130 sites for the mental health service provider

New memorial garden unveiled at West Midlands Hospital

Nearly £12k has supported enhancements for Walsall Manor Hospital courtyard in West Midlands

Glasgow firms help Alzheimer researchers take a leap forward with new scanner technology

Glasgow-based companies MR CoilTech and Wideblue are collaborating with the University of Glasgow on developing advanced MRI scanning technology which has the potential to enhance research into the understanding and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease

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Creating therapeutic spaces through Good Design

Alfie Chappell from Kingsway Group Global explains that, consciously or not, our perceptions of a given space and the emotional responses we feel entering are influenced by the built environment

Combe Valley: Building a 54-bed mental health hospital on a greenfield site

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SPFT) gives an insight into its new mental health facility, built with the help of Kier Construction and Gilling Dod

Top 10 reasons for GP burnout in 2025

Dr Andrew Whiteley from Lexacom discusses why nearly a quarter of GPs feel so stressed they can’t cope about 1-2 times a week

Springfield Village final phase funds new NHS mental health facilities

Barratt London’s The Lanes completes the Springfield Village masterplan funding new mental health facilities for South West London

Plans submitted for 950,000 sqft mental health campus in partnership with Oxford University

Eric Parry Architects has submitted the plans for the campus to repurpose the Grade-II listed building for the research and healthcare project

Phoenix Brickwork subcontract works on £150m mental health facility

The new mental health facility at Kingsway Hospital replaces outdated accommodation with modern single en-suite rooms, therapy spaces, and enhanced green areas, supporting improved care for mental health patients in Derby

Knightsbridge furnishes mental health hospital

Knightsbridge Furniture has supplied 158 specialist pieces to the newly opened Cygnet Elowen Hospital in Derbyshire, supporting the creation of safe, calming, and therapeutic spaces for patients with complex mental health needs

New Craigs Hospital ends 25-year PFI and is officially handed back to NHS Highland

The inpatient facility that was purpose-built for people experiencing mental illness and learning disabilities in the Highland area has ended its 25-year Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contract

First 24/7 mental health centre opens under NHS 10-year plan

The Barnsley Street centre in Bethnal Green is the first of six new hubs set to provide integrated mental health, housing, and employment support under one roof, with no referral needed

£1.6m psychiatric ICU refurbishment finishes at Belvoir Ward after 6 months

Patients with some of the greatest mental health needs have now returned to the ward in Leicester following a refurbishment by Tilbury Douglas

Design in Mental Health 2025 review: A much-needed reminder

A look at who attended this year’s DIMH conference and a review of what you missed at the annual event for those building and operating mental health facilities

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Anti-barricade stops: imagine if they never failed

How Safehinge Primera’s anti-barricade design keeps mental health wards safe, calm, and operational

The evolution of safety. Designing with risk in mind

“For someone in the midst of a mental health crisis, a door can be the difference between life and death, and between feeling human and feeling forgotten.”

MTX and Ball Tampering Allowed raise £51,000 for male cancer awareness

Fundraising lunch brings together nearly 300 guests to support early diagnosis and men’s health

Tackling alarm fatigue

How a joint QI initiative with Mersey Care reduced false alarms by 99%

Design in Mental Health announces influential experts for its free seminar programme at June event

New Design & Digital Solutions Theatre forms part of the event’s free-to-attend Exhibition, and will provide attendees with updates on key digital, safety and design topics

Design in Mental Health announces programme of free content for June event

New Design and Digital Solutions Theatre will provide expert presentations and Q+A on a range of digital, safety and design topics

Collaboration: The key to successful NHS refurbishments

Why early engagement and communication drive better outcomes in healthcare projects

Last chance to enter 2025 Design in Mental Health Awards

Celebrating best practice and innovation in mental healthcare

Shaping the Future of Mental Health Environments: Conference Programme Announced

Design in Mental Health 2025 has unveiled its eagerly anticipated Conference programme, setting the stage for the most influential event in the sector’s calendar. Taking...

Why excellent fitted furniture matters in mental health facilities

Transforming mental health facilities into therapeutic havens through thoughtful furniture design

Vale Secure launches new Vale Window System U for mental healthcare settings

The new Vale Window System U is the latest product launch of Vale Secure for the mental healthcare industry

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