Good observation while maintaining privacy and dignity, anti-ligature features, and the ability to incorporate artwork, were among the key factors in the recent specification of Vistamatic vison panels incorporating a different flower for each bedroom for the newly refurbished Suite 3 Dementia Ward at Tonna Hospital in Neath, South Wales.
Keen to find ‘something new and innovative’ when planning the works, Marcus Eyre, project manager, Capital Planning, at the Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board, attended a Mental Health and Dementia Forum where he met Vistamatic, and saw one of its new anti-ligature vision panels with artwork on show. Following a meeting and demonstration, the vision panels were directly specified at the Trust’s request.
Vistamatic said: “The Trust was confident that the innovative new design – with different flowers in the panels for each bedroom, would help with recollection, helping service-users to identify their bedrooms.”
Marcus Eyre said: “Vistamatic vision panels were specified as a result of the company’s well-established record of providing reliable security, privacy, and protection, in sensitive environments, They provide a practical solution, while respecting service-users’ privacy and dignity, and promoting recovery and independence. The anti-ligature panels will play a vital role within the refurbished ward. The staff know and trust the product, and rely heavily on it when performing their day-to-day care duties.”
