Psychiatric intensive care units (PICU) are committed wards for adult patients to provide inpatient mental health care assessment and full treatment to those that are experiencing severe mental disorders. PICUs are designed to look after [...]
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Psychiatric intensive care units (PICU) are dedicated wards for adult inmates to provide inpatient mental health care assessment and full treatment to individuals who are experiencing severe mental disorders. PICUs are designed to look [...]
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Apr
2021
Psychiatric intensive care units (PICU) are dedicated wards for adult patients to provide inpatient mental health care assessment and full treatment to individuals who are experiencing severe mental disorders. Due to the vulnerability of [...]
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Apr
2021
When considering the right air conditioning unit for psychiatric intensive care units (PICU) several factors are at play. PICU’s are dedicated wards for adult patient to deliver inpatient mental health care assessment and full treatment to [...]
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2021
Psychiatric intensive care units (PICU) are intended to look after patients who cannot be managed on open psychiatric wards due to the level of risk the Service User poses to themselves or others. There are levels of risks because PICUs [...]
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Mar
2021
Psychiatric intensive care units (PICU) are dedicated wards for adult inmates to provide inpatient mental health care assessment and full treatment to individuals who are experiencing severe mental disorders. PICUs are designed to look [...]
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Mar
2021
A Section 136 Suite must be a safe, secure and a comfortable environment for individuals who are vulnerable and often exhibit unpredictable behaviours. For this reason, architects and specifiers must seek ways to ensure a section 136 suite [...]
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The Section 136 suite provides security for individuals who have been arrested under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act by the police following concerns that they are suffering from a mental disorder. In Section 136 suites, individuals [...]
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The mental wellbeing of individuals entering a Section 136 Suite is often unpredictable, and therefore due to the vulnerability of these individuals – a suite must be a calm environment because unsafe conditions could be life-threatening [...]
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2021
Due to the level of vulnerability of individuals using section 136 suites, furniture, fixtures, and fittings must be optimised to maintain safety standards to provide a secure environment. Therefore, it’s vital for architects and [...]
