{"id":7002,"date":"2025-05-20T05:55:33","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T09:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingswaygroupglobal.com\/en-us\/?post_type=case-study&p=7002"},"modified":"2025-05-20T05:55:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T09:55:33","slug":"health-based-place-of-safety-assessment-center-uk","status":"publish","type":"case-study","link":"https:\/\/kingswaygroupglobal.com\/en-us\/case-study\/health-based-place-of-safety-assessment-center-uk","title":{"rendered":"Health Based Place of Safety, Assessment Center, UK"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kingsway Group were honored to be part of the state-of-the-art Health Based Place of Safety facility at the Longley Centre in Sheffield, UK.<\/p>\n

The bright, modern and comfortable facility consists of three suites designed to safely assess and support service users through moments of crisis, comparable to how EmPATH Units<\/a><\/span> operate here in the US. The facility forms part of the care provider’s ongoing \u2018therapeutic environments program\u2019 aiming to enhance facilities across their sites.<\/p>\n

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Opened in January 2024, the Health Based Place of Safety is a \u201cplace where people will be treated with respect and kindness as we work with them to support their mental health\u201d<\/em> \u2013 Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS FT.<\/p>\n

Kingsway\u2019s work with the Trust began in early 2023 to deliver a bespoke solutions package to contribute to the healing environment while delivering specific functionality to enhance safety.<\/p>\n

To achieve this, Kingsway\u2019s SWING Anti-Barricade<\/a><\/span>, SOLO Single-Action<\/a><\/span> and STOW En-Suite Door Systems were implemented throughout the facility, chosen for both their trusted performance in specialist environments and non-institutional design. The SWING Doors Systems<\/a><\/span> were installed in higher risk areas within the facility, while the SOLO Door Systems<\/a><\/span> were specified for communal and staff areas. The STOW Door Systems were selected for the en-suite rooms due to the flexibility they provide staff in terms of managing how the door is used.<\/p>\n

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Customised\u00a0Duralux Secure Privacy Vision Panels<\/span><\/a> were fitted to the SWING & SOLO Door systems featuring artwork by local landscape artist Jill Ray, creating a unique and calming theme throughout the building with the idea of \u2018bringing the outside in\u2019. Duralux wall-panel variations were also installed within the walls bordering staff quarters and service user suites to provide a safe and effective means of observation.<\/p>\n

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“We sought to embed a strong sense of local place and identity to the project, such that service users would feel at home and be able to draw local references and connection with the images used. The images are extracts of the large artworks which are used within the scheme and which the interior scheme is built around, making artwork integral to the scheme from an early design stage. <\/em><\/p>\n

“The artwork is by the Sheffield based artist, Jill Ray, and depicts local landscapes through a distinctive abstract style. The artwork was carefully selected based on imagery and colourway to enhance the scheme in promoting a sense of calm and relaxation.”<\/em> \u2013 Gibberd<\/a><\/span> Architects.<\/p>\n

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