Trafford Mental Health Hospital Refurb is Recognised in International Design Awards | Awards and accreditations

Awards, Accreditations and Points of Pride

The last two years have been the most challenging in the history of the NHS and we must not underestimate the significant effort that has taken place to respond at pace to the requirements of the pandemic. As the pandemic has progressed, we have seen a rise in the level of mental health needs and acuity and an increasing demand for services and mental health support. Our staff, across all services, both clinical and corporate, have worked tirelessly during the changing demands of the pandemic to adjust, expand and flex the delivery of services to meet the needs of our service users to ensure the least disruption to their care.

We have much to be proud of as an organisation.

  • Living Wage – we have been a Living Wage Employer since 2015 and celebrated our 7-year anniversary in 2022.
  • Vaccination Programme - Through our Gold Command arrangements, we have delivered a comprehensive and speedy vaccination programme to both our staff and service users and have established robust Infection, Prevention and Control arrangements to ensure the safety of all.
  • The Trust’s Recovery Academy , which supports over 7,000 students, returned to face-to-face learning, whilst improving the service by providing access to all the online resources they had built up during the pandemic.
  • The first Green Health Walk opened on the Trust’s Prestwich site , constructed by Sow the City. It was co-designed with service users and staff at the Trust to promote the physical and mental benefits of greenspace and exercise by exploring designated walking routes across our Prestwich site. This innovative approach was proudly exhibited at COP26 - the United Nations Conference of the Parties in Glasgow in autumn 2021. This forms part of GMMH’s Green Plan, which was launched in January 2022 as a ‘blueprint for the next five years’ to support the national NHS net zero pledge.
  • Supported Internship Scheme  - In March 2022, we joined a Supported Internship Scheme which helps young people with learning disabilities to access support, education, and work experience with the goal of progressing into permanent employment. To date, six interns have been placed into roles within their Facilities department in areas such as Catering, Administration, Transport & Logistics and Domestic Services; and one has been offered a permanent position.
  • Breakthrough success of study using virtual reality (VR) to treat mental health problems trialled in Manchester. A national study, delivered by nine NHS Trusts, including GMMH, has found that automated virtual reality (VR) technology can successfully help people recover from mental health problems (April 2022).
  • Workforce - GMMH has been rated ‘Good’ in all areas of our education and training programme for apprentices, following an inspection by Ofsted in May 2022.  
  • Partnership working - A partnership between GMMH, Greater Manchester Police and the North-west Ambulance Service, aimed at improving care for people experiencing a mental health crisis, has been hailed a success. Just six months in (May 2022), over 1,100 cases had been diverted from frontline NWAS and GMP services, with quality NHS mental health support being provided instead.
  • Improving health outcomes for under-served populations - A Research Unit dedicated to researching inequalities in mental and physical healthcare has been launched by GMMH during Equality, Diversity and Human Rights Week (May 2022). The Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Research Unit is funded by GMMH, and led by Professor Dawn Edge, Professor of Mental Health & Inclusivity at GMMH and The University of Manchester.
  • Improving North Manchester – We're investing £105 million in modern facilities with the construction of a new adult mental health inpatient unit to replace Park House on the North Manchester General Hospital (NMGH) site. Work on the North View site started in August 2022 with the new unit anticipated to be built and operational by 2024.The modern facilities will utilise the latest technology and therapeutic design, to ensure an environment that is both conducive to recovery and pleasant to live in, work at and visit. In June 2022, the new development won a Design in Mental Health Award in the ‘Service User Engagement’ category.
  • The Greater Manchester Universities Student Mental Health Service a partnership between GMMH, NHS Greater Manchester, and the region’s five universities - has been hailed a success (July 2022).
  • Achieve - In July 2022, an external evaluation found that the Trust’s Achieve Drug and Alcohol Service’s approach to partnership-working is effective in supporting recovery from substance misuse, and could be rolled out in other geographical areas. Drug and Alcohol Recovery services for Bolton, Bury, Salford and Trafford have been praised in an evaluation report, undertaken by SQW, an independent research and consultancy organisation.  
  • An evaluation of Living Well Salford (15 August 2022) found that the service has supported people to achieve improved outcomes. The service offers support co-designed by people with lived experience of mental health problems and has also been shortlisted for ‘Mental Health Innovation of the Year’ in the prestigious national Health Service Journal awards 2022.
  • CPR training technology In Oct 2022, GMMH became the first mental health trust to install state of the art CPR training technology. The technology, called Brayden Online, combines a traditional mannequin with an iOS application which uses a cloud server, allowing staff to undertake CPR training at a time, date and location that is flexible for them.
  • National Positive Practice in Mental Health Awards 2022 - we’ve been recognised in the awards (6 October 2022) for a project run by GMMH using a technology called ‘Management and Supervision Tool’ (MaST) to support clinical care and patient safety in Community Mental Health Teams.
  • Research - We’re proud to be an NHS Partner of a bid for Greater Manchester awarded its largest ever research funding (October 2022) to tackle health inequalities and drive health improvements across the city region. This investment will support the delivery of important research into mental health care and treatment at the Biomedical Research Centre in Manchester. 
  • Ceramicists from our  Recovery Pathways service have contributed to the Manchester City Council’s Be Proud Awards 2022 by creating a series sculptures as prizes for winners.
  • NHS Talking Therapies – during 2020/21, more people than ever accessed talking therapies.  Across Bolton, Salford, Manchester, and Trafford, almost 25,000 people completed a full course of NHS talking therapy.
  • NHS Pastoral Care Quality Award - The award recognises our Trust’s work in international recruitment and our commitment to providing internationally educated nurses and midwives with high-quality pastoral care.

Find out more about awards our staff and teams have received below.

Trafford Mental Health Hospital Refurb is Recognised in International Design Awards

Pictured left to right: Phillip Ross, CEO at Safehinge Primera and Chair at the Design in Mental health Network; Steven Frost, Capital Projects Manager at GMMH; Mark Cowpland, Associate Director at Gilling Dod Architects; Jon Campbell, Associate Director of Estates and Facilities at Leeds & York NHS Foundation Trust and Chair at the Design in Mental Health Network.

 

A refurbishment at the Moorside unit, a mental health hospital based in Urmston in Trafford, has been Highly Commended in the international Design in Mental Health Awards 2023.

The awards recognise international excellence in solution-led environments for mental health patients to support their wellbeing and recovery.

Moorside unit, part of Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH), provides inpatient care for adults of working age and older adults in Trafford, to help them on their mental health recovery journey and support them to transition back into the community safety. It is also the location of many consultant-led outpatient clinic appointments.

The aim of the refurbishment was to create a welcoming and dignified waiting area while effectively separating inpatient and outpatient services.

To achieve this, innovative design strategies were used, which maximised on the space available and utilised cost-effective materials. The result was a transformed space that promotes comfort, dignity, and improved patient experience. Key features include:

  • A green colour scheme, which is known to promote a feeling of calm and relaxation.
  • A new layout, creating an open space and intuitive journey through the area.
  • Discreet room dividers to provide separate spaces for inpatients and outpatients.
  • An LED skylight, to bring natural effects into the environment, and supplement the sense of space.
  • An accessible reception interface.
  • New visitor toilet facilities.
  • New furniture and flooring.

 

This transformation was recognised as Highly Commended in the ‘Low Cost - High Impact’ category of the Design in Mental Health Awards 2023.

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The award ceremony took place at Coventry Arena on Wednesday 7 June 2023, during the Design in Mental Health Exhibition and Conference. Run by the Design in Mental Health Network, the awards recognise international excellence in solution-led environments for mental health patients to support their wellbeing and recovery.

The GMMH Capital team were recognised for their project that offered an innovative and therapeutic care space for patients and staff whilst working within a limited budget.

Marc Reed, Associate Director of Capital, Estates and Facilities at GMMH said:

“This recognition at the prestigious, international Design in Mental Health Awards is a real testament to our project's success. It highlights the dedication and expertise of our fantastic Capital Services team, in delivering impactful projects within limited budgets. It serves as an inspiring example of how design can create meaningful change in improving mental health care.” 

One service user, who wishes to remain anonymous said:

“The reception area at Moorside in Trafford is unlike any reception area I have ever seen! It is bright green which is a calming and positive colour; and the design and furniture are fresh, new, and matching. The skylight creates a dimension and focal point. It is very modern and welcoming.”

Another service user, who wishes to remain anonymous, said:

“I have been coming to Moorside as an outpatient for years. The new reception is warm, welcoming, and bright - it cheers me up. It is much better than it was. I like it.”

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