Anti-ligature Full-door Alarm
Don’t Stop at the Top
Whole-door sensing. Greater protection.
Safehinge Primera’s Full Door Ligature Alarm is the world’s first and only system that turns the entire door into a weighing scale, detecting vertical loads across every surface. Designed for mental health and other high-risk environments, it provides complete protection around hinges, handles and vision panels.
By detecting ligature attempts in real time, it alerts staff immediately so they can act quickly to prevent harm. Built to learn from real-world use, it delivers greater accuracy each day through intelligent software updates and ongoing support.
From installation through to aftercare, we are with you every step of the way, ensuring dependable performance and peace of mind wherever safety matters most.
49% of inpatient suicides within mental health facilities use the door or door hardware – door safety in mental health facilities is essential.
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Supporting clinical observations
The full door ligature alarm provides immediate alerts to the nearest nursing station when a ligature attempt is made. By monitoring the entire door surface, it helps close the gaps between scheduled observations and reduces opportunities for ligature learning. This supports the safety of people at risk and allows staff to intervene quickly and calmly when help is needed.
It offers reassurance for staff and a discreet layer of protection for patients during their most vulnerable moments.
Integration with existing safety measures. Our full door ligature alarms can be connected with your current safety infrastructure. This includes security systems, nurse call networks, surveillance setups, and access control systems. When combined, these tools form a coordinated and continuous safety response throughout the ward.
Enhanced safety
The Full-door ligature alarm addresses ligature risk at all door heights, including the top, latch, and threshold. This comprehensive coverage ensures that any attempt to create a ligature point will be promptly detected, allowing for timely intervention and enhanced safety of at-risk individuals.
We designed the Full-door ligature alarm to detect ligature attempts in their early stages, providing an early warning system to prevent potential harm. This allows for a quick response from ward staff, minimising the risk of injury or suicide risk resulting from ligature attempts.
Customisation
Our Full-door ligature alarms are customisable, allowing settings to be adjusted based on the specific requirements of the environment. This includes sensitivity levels, alarm thresholds, and other parameters, which can be tailored to suit the needs of the facility and the residents it serves.
Single source supply and install
Safehinge Primera manages the Full-door Ligature Alarm system, from specification and installation to ongoing aftercare. This reduces the number of tradespeople entering the facility (reducing disruption to patients) and ensures that the system is installed and monitored by the team that designed it, providing confidence in its effectiveness and reliability.
Compliance with regulations
Our Full-door ligature alarms that cover the entire door, including the top, door frame, latch, and threshold, can help facilities comply with regulatory requirements in mental health facilities. The alarms ensure a safe environment for at-risk individuals and help facilities meet regulatory standards.
While no universal anti-ligature policy applies to all mental health settings, each NHS Trust within a Local Authority or Private Healthcare Unit will have its anti-ligature policy in place based on recommendations from the government. You can read about Anti-ligature regulations and legislation here.
If you are looking for door locks or door components, we have a wide range suitable for mental health facilities.
Product Information
Key features of full-door ligature alarm
- Addresses ligature risk at all heights – not just the top, like other door-top alarms
- Discreetly built-in to the door, minimising ligature learning opportunities
- Filters out false alarms
- Integrates with staff attack systems
- Wireless system with minimal infrastructure, causing less disruption to live wards
- A unique online monitoring system supports clinical observations by sending staff real-time updates on the status of all alarms from any internet-connected device.
Full-door ligature alarms provide enhanced safety, early warning, deterrence, and customisation options and facilitate compliance with regulations in environments with a risk of self-harm or suicide attempts.
The online monitoring system, single source supply and installation, and integration with existing safety measures further enhance their effectiveness in providing comprehensive ligature detection and minimising ligature risk factors.
Unique Online Monitoring System
The Full-door ligature alarm has a staff dashboard system that allows estates, trusts teams, maintenance, and clinical teams to monitor all doors where the alarm is installed efficiently.
This includes real-time updates on all alarms’ status, weekly testing prompts, and low-battery notifications, providing increased peace of mind and efficient monitoring.
Webinar: Solving the biggest ligature risk
- Research and feedback demonstrating the need for full-door ligature detection
- Key considerations when selecting a ligature detection system
- Mental health care providers who are saving lives with the integration of the full-door ligature alarm
- Watch the recording HERE
Featured projects with full-door ligature alarm
The purpose built psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU) was designed to help patients with complex mental health needs recover in a safe therapeutic environment, which is closer to home in Devon.
Russel Clinic
Alongside The Junipers PICU and Jasmine Lodge MBU, Russell Clinic makes up one of the varying inpatient wards which have rolled out the full door alarm on the Wonford House site in Exeter.
Sowenna CAMHS
Sowenna, the first of its kind for Cornwall Partnership NHS FT, is a child and adolescent mental health (CAMHS) unit, providing inpatient treatment for young people aged between 13 and 18 years.