We conducted a public consultation at the beginning of the programme to seek and share views, to provide information, and to hear concerns before decisions were made. Since then, we have been working with our staff, service users, carers, and local partners to plan and co-design our new mental health inpatient services.
Our Lived Experience Group
To help design Silverwood, we set up our Lived Experience Group which meets, approximately, three times a year. We explore different topics in each session, including what it is like to visit our inpatient services as an inpatient or as a visitor, the use of outside spaces, and sustainability.
Whether you currently use, or have used our services in the past, are a carer or family member, trust governor, or a member of our staff, we are always looking for people with an interest in mental health to get involved. For more information, please contact the team at: newhospitals@sabp.nhs.uk
Upcoming dates
- Tuesday 9 July 2024, 10am - 12pm
Previous presentations
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April 2022 |
We covered how the new inpatient service will incorporate modern acoustics to ensure a quiet and calming environment. There was a sustainability update to show how we are being environmentally friendly in the construction process. The external building façade colours were also discussed. |
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July 2022 |
This session covered the interior design strategy, and this included what the calm room needs to look and feel like. The social value of what the new service will bring was also discussed. |
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November 2022 |
We reviewed our staffing model, with feedback from people who use our services. The interior design strategy was shared, showing the themes for inside the building. |
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February 2023 |
This session covered the design changes that have been made. The Calm room, de-escalation rooms and seclusion was discussed. |
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May 2023 |
This session looked at the art strategy for the new inpatient service and included the opportunities for art to be included in the interior and exterior of the building. The building and ward naming themes were shortlisted and the Impact Assessment on new NHSE acute inpatient guidance was discussed. |
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October 2023 |
In this session, the latest construction photos and time-lapse were shared with a further update on the art strategy provided. The results of the naming survey were revealed for the building and the wards. The workforce plan was discussed. |
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March 2024 |
We shared the latest programme news and discussed the different roles people staying on our wards, along with their families and carers, will encounter and the part they play in someone’s recovery journey. We provided an update on our community transformation programme and how we’re working hard to keep people well at home. Finally, we talked through the latest plans for the Trust’s Health Based Places of Safety. These are spaces where people who are detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 can be managed safely while an appropriate assessment is undertaken. |
If you would like to receive any previous presentations, please email: newhospitals@sabp.nhs.uk
Working with Surrey Coalition to make more voices heard
The designs for the new hospital in northwest Surrey, on the site of the former Abraham Cowley Unit, are continuing at pace. We’ve engaged with people who use our services, families, carers, and with colleagues across the Trust, to understand their requirements and hopes for the new mental health inpatient service, but we want to do more.
We’re working with Surrey Coalition of Disabled People to involve their wider networks of people with lived experience, families and carers to make sure even more voices are heard.
If you use Surrey and Borders services, or care for someone who does, you can share your views on what’s most important to you about the new mental health inpatient services in Surrey and get involved in the ongoing planning work by contacting Wendy from Surrey Coalition of Disabled People at: Wendy.Smith@surreycoalition.org.uk
Consultation
Our consultation work began in 2008 when we looked at the options for building new mental health inpatient services in Surrey.
After we completed Farnham Road Hospital, in May 2016, we held three public workshops in Chertsey, Cobham and Redhill, to talk to people about our next mental health development for people in Surrey.
Participants were asked, ‘What requirements would a really good new mental health hospital have?’ This question generated lots of discussion and we collated feedback during each event. The themes arising varied between each workshop but included:
- Access to services
- Accessibility/location/transport
- Additional activities for people in hospital
- Engaging people who use our services in design
- Facilities/physical environment
- Joint working: seamless interface with other services
- Staff/clinical culture
- Safety and security
You can read the presentation given at the workshops and the feedback here:
- New mental health hospital workshop presentation
- Feedback from people who attended our workshop at Chertsey Hall, 17 May 2016
- Feedback from people who attended our workshop at The Cobham Curve, 24 May 2016
- Feedback from people who attended our workshop at Redhill Methodist Church, 27 May 2016