SOWENNA CAMHS
Care provider: Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Project type: New build
Architect: Ryder Architecture
Mental Health discipline: Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Products supplied:
- Young people are empowered to lock and unlock their own bedroom space using our anti-ligature wristbands, increasing feelings of trust and independence
- Our saloon-style En-suite doors were selected for private bathrooms, providing patient privacy and dignity while staff have partial observation
- Our doorsets are designed to help create therapeutic settings. Bedroom and corridor doors come with minimal metal fixings and our en-suite door is available in a choice of colours and prints.
Non-institutional safety and security
We worked with the Trust and the Architect to select the right doors for each of the areas in the building, balancing patient and clinical needs and helping to reduce risk.
In the bedroom area, our anti-barricade doors with full-door ligature alarm were fitted alongside our en-suite door.
- With full-door ligature detection, the door acts as a weighing scale - raising an alarm when a vertical load of over 5kg is detected
- The anti-barricade system with lock override functionality ensures staff can gain fast, reliable access in an emergency
- Our en-suite door leaves detach at 8kg. The staff-only reset option disrupts ligature learning.
SOWENNA: A PROJECT SHOWCASE
Together with Ryder Architecture, we hosted a webinar showcasing the Sowenna CAMHS project. We explored the Trust's aspirations for the project, the importance of stakeholder engagement, and the impact of selecting the right doors.
