Through the latest technological advancements, the level of support available for mental health care providers is developing at a faster rate than ever before. From advanced ligature monitoring and reporting tools to wellness technology, innovation is helping to improve service user outcomes in mental health environments across the globe.
The importance of ligature monitoring and reporting
The arrival of such innovations is timely in light of ongoing difficulties faced within the mental health sector, with ligature risks in particular posing a significant challenge due to the high vulnerability of the patient population. New ligature monitoring technology such as Kingsway’s KOSMOS Smart Monitoring System serve as a crucial safeguard to provide proactive intervention, real-time alerts, and to support management teams in reporting and analising ward-based events.

– KOSMOS Smart Monitoring System: Best Patient Safety Initiative (BBH Awards 2023)
Why continuous innovation matters
Our mission as Your Partner in Patient Safety is clear: to help improve service user outcomes in challenging environments through continuous innovation, both in our products and the service we provide. Through this continued innovation, Kingsway Group is helping mental health care providers build upon their existing safety measures with technology-driven solutions.
Innovations like our SENTRY Full Door Edge Ligature Alarm System and award-wining KOSMOS Smart Monitoring System exemplify this mission, helping to address risks proactively and drive greater outcomes for service users and care providers. For instance, the KOSMOS Cloud, part of the KOSMOS Smart Monitoring System, is helping to redefine data-driven facility management by bringing enhanced ligature monitoring, reporting and data analysis to mental health environments. Find out more about KOSMOS here.


Unique ligature monitoring technology
Kingsway’s SENTRY Full Door Edge Ligature Alarm System serves as a vital component in many Trusts’ risk-management strategies for its life-saving benefits. Covering all three exposed door edges, the hardwired SENTRY ligature monitors automatically trigger the staff alarm if a ligature attempt is detected. Unique to Kingsway, the bottom-edge ligature monitor detects both lateral and vertical load, helping to improve safety further.


Supporting wellbeing through technology in challenging environments
Safety is the baseline for everything we do at Kingsway Group, but we’re also continuously exploring new ways that we can support you in improving outcomes for service users. Today, technology is playing a crucial role in this.
Take our new SERENITY Interactive Panel, for example. Through a range of intuitive applications and features, the anti-ligature SERENITY touchscreen aids de-escalation, encourages proactive communication with care staff, supports relaxation, and provides service users with an enhanced sense of control over their environment. Learn more about SERENITY here.

Find out more during upcoming Lunch & Learn event!
Looking ahead, we’ll be exploring a number of the above solutions in greater depth during our upcoming Lunch & Learn event on Thursday, 6th February. We’ll also provide a first look at the new Kingsway Anti-Ligature Product Showroom, review how K-Care can benefit NHS Trusts, and explore how you can receive your anti-ligature doorsets onsite by NHS Financial Year End with KwikShip®. Click below to register for the online event!
