BRUNSWICK WARD, MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Trust: Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Project type: Live Ward Refurbishment
Mental Health discipline: Acute Inpatient and Continuing Care Services
Product supplied: Symphony doorset, Retrofit anti-barricade doorstop, Concealed door closer, A nti-barricade pivot system.

When Mersey Care upgraded their existing leaf-and-a half bedroom door arrangements, they wanted to improve their doors' anti-barricade access and robustness – while still having a clear opening width of 1000mm.

They found the leaf-and-a-half arrangement wasn’t ideal because fitting them with anti-barricade access created a very bulky meeting stile on the two-door leaves. Plus, these doors can look very institutional, with additionally exposed metalwork – you would never expect to see a door like this in your own home.

Offering practicality

To address this, they chose our extra-wide single leaf Symphony doorset. Aided by market-leading fire evidence, the leaf is 1100mm providing a clear opening of 1050mm – more than enough space for a service user and two members of staff. It also meant beds could be moved in and out, which the Trust wanted.

And the speed of installation was critical, too, because they wanted to keep rooms available while work was carried out – minimising disruption to service users. The rapid-install frames allowed the installers to remove and replace the doorsets in under four hours, including fitting a wall in-fill section.