Conference Programme
The conference programme will feature keynote speakers and expert-led sessions covering a range of important topics in mental health design. Sessions will explore areas such as safety and ligature reduction, creating therapeutic and recovery-focused environments, innovative design solutions, and best practices in designing, building and managing mental healthcare facilities.
The Design for Healthcare Environments team are carefully compiling the presentations, please check back for updated details.
29 September 2026
Registration & Welcome Coffee
Seminars
09:45 - 10:00
CEO Welcome
Speaker
Charlotte Burrows CEO - Design in Mental Health Network
09:45 - 10:00
CEO Welcome
Speaker
- Charlotte Burrows CEO - Design in Mental Health Network
10:00 - 11:00
Keynote: Designing Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
Speakers
Dr Eoin Galavan Kyrie Therapeutic Farm- John McKeon CEO - Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
Gareth Maguire Chief Innovation Officer - Reddy A+U
10:00 - 11:00
Keynote: Human Rights-Based Healthcare By Design
Speaker
Prof. J Lucey Inspectorate of Mental Health Services, Ireland
11:30 - 12:00
Design Thinking Skills for Frontline Workers
Speakers
Julie Grennell Project Manager - Mater Transformation
Dr Caoimhe Glancy Senior Registrar Psychiatry - HSE
11:30 - 12:00
Environment as Enabler of Trauma-informed Practice
Speaker
Kevin McKenna Lecturer Practitioner - Dundalk Institute of Technology
11:30 - 11:50
Rethinking Lighting in Mental Healthcare and Supporting Wellbeing with Circadian Rhythms
Speaker
- Lee McCarthy Director - Light Years Ahead
11:30 - 11:50
Technology in Mental Health: Enhancing Patient Experience While Protecting Human Care
Speaker
Philip Ross Co-Founder - Safehinge Primera
11:50 - 12:10
Choosing Windows for Mental Health Environments
Speaker
John Blackwell Group Director - Britplas
11:50 - 12:10
Designing For Better Outcomes in Mental Healthcare
Speaker
Jay Porter Project Consultant - Kingsway Group
12:00 - 12:30
From Insight to Impact: Co-Producing Better Healthcare Environments
Speakers
- Dehlia McCarthy Service & Interaction Designer - Childrens Health Ireland
Paul Hendrick Service & Interaction Designer - Children's Health Ireland
12:00 - 12:30
Mossley Hill – Mersey Care’s Latest Innovative Mental Health Hospital
Speaker
- Robin Graham Director - Gilling Dod Architects
12:10 - 12:40
Beyond Compliance: An Evidence-Based Ligature Risk-Reduction Strategy
Speakers
Siobhán Keogh Clinical Nurse Manager 3 - HSE Mid-West Mental Health Services
Lorraine Naughton Assistant Director of Nursing - HSE Mid West
13:30 - 14:30
Keynote Panel: Embedding Design Principles in Healthcare
Speakers
Dr Eve Stanley Consultant Geriatrician - HSE
Deirdre Bradley HSCP Innovation Fellow and Design Lead - HSE Spark
Dr. Michelle Howard Program Manager Mental Health and Wellbeing - HSE Health and Wellbeing
Catherine Marsh Innovation Project Coordinator - HSE Spark
13:30 - 14:30
Keynote: National Forensic Hospital: A Focus on Recovery
Speakers
- Ruairi Reeves Director - Medical Architecture
- Karl Burton Associate - Scott Tallon Walker Architects
14:30 - 14:50
Design for Healthcare Environments: Broadening Perception and Perspective
Speaker
- Kevin McKenna Lecturer Practitioner - Dundalk Institute of Technology
14:30 - 15:00
Learning/Challenges/Opportunities in Custodial Environments in Ireland
Speakers
- Mary Kennedy Governor - Cloverhill Prison
- Dr David Joyce Clinical Lead, Care in Rehabilitation Directorate - Irish Prison Service
14:30 - 15:00
Regulation by Design: Creating Healthcare Environments that Support People, Not Just Patients
Speaker
Jeanette Delahunty Psychologist - TSK Academy & Inclusive Mind Therapy Services
14:30 - 15:00
Sensory Differences and Environmental Design: A Case Study of Home Improvement Using the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG)
Speakers
- Karen Mahood Advanced Practitioner Occupational Therapist - South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
Moira Scanlon Occupational Therapy Service Lead - South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
15:00 - 15:30
Connect Cafe for Travellers in Mental Health
Speakers
Amanda Hunt Peer Educator - Regari Recovery College- Colette Tuohy Coordinator - Travellers in Mental Health
15:00 - 15:30
Designing In, Not Out: Neuro-affirmative Healthcare Environments for Staff Wellbeing
Speakers
Dr Paul Kenny Head of Architecture - University College Dublin
Dr Susan O’Hara Senior Associate Clinical Innovations Leader Research & Evidence Based Design - NBBJ Architects
15:00 - 15:30
Seen, Heard, Helped – Bringing the EmPATH Model to Ireland
Speaker
- Maria Parker Psychotherapist & past Clinical Nurse Specialist (CAMHS)
15:00 - 15:30
The Introduction of Virtual Reality Into a Mental Health Setting
Speaker
Shane Kirwan Nurse Practice Development Coordinator - St Patrick's Mental Health Services
16:00 - 16:30
Building the Evidence Base for Understanding Care Experiences in Irish Inpatient Mental Healthcare Settings
Speakers
- Anna Maria Verling Project Lead - National Care Experience Programme
Lisa Ann Kennedy NCEP Analyst - Health Information and Quality Authority- Elaine Meehan Programme Manager - National Care Experience Programme
- Tracy O Carroll Deputy Director - National Care Experience Programme
- Rachel Flynn Director National Care Experience Programme - Health Information & Quality Authority
16:00 - 16:30
Shining Bright – The Seren Lodge Story
Speakers
- Andrew Arnold Architect - Gilling Dod Architects
- Sarah Hull Interim Head of Clinical Service for Perinatal Mental Health and Eating Disorder Lead Provider Collaboratives - Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT
- Graham Wood Capital Project Manager Estates - Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
16:30 - 17:00
16:30 - 17:00
Standards, Guidelines and the Spaces Between: How the UK and Sweden Shape Hospital Design
Speaker
- Ana Grgurac Senior Architect - White Arkitekter
Seminars
09:45 - 10:00
CEO Welcome
Speaker
- Charlotte Burrows CEO - Design in Mental Health Network
09:45 - 10:00
CEO Welcome
Speaker
- Charlotte Burrows CEO - Design in Mental Health Network
10:00 - 11:00
Keynote: Designing Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
Speakers
- Dr Eoin Galavan Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
- John McKeon CEO - Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
- Gareth Maguire Chief Innovation Officer - Reddy A+U
10:00 - 11:00
Keynote: Human Rights-Based Healthcare By Design
Speaker
- Prof. J Lucey Inspectorate of Mental Health Services, Ireland
11:30 - 12:00
Design Thinking Skills for Frontline Workers
Speakers
- Julie Grennell Project Manager - Mater Transformation
- Dr Caoimhe Glancy Senior Registrar Psychiatry - HSE
11:30 - 12:00
Environment as Enabler of Trauma-informed Practice
Speaker
- Kevin McKenna Lecturer Practitioner - Dundalk Institute of Technology
11:30 - 11:50
Rethinking Lighting in Mental Healthcare and Supporting Wellbeing with Circadian Rhythms
Speaker
- Lee McCarthy Director - Light Years Ahead
11:30 - 11:50
Technology in Mental Health: Enhancing Patient Experience While Protecting Human Care
Speaker
- Philip Ross Co-Founder - Safehinge Primera
11:50 - 12:10
Choosing Windows for Mental Health Environments
Speaker
- John Blackwell Group Director - Britplas
11:50 - 12:10
Designing For Better Outcomes in Mental Healthcare
Speaker
- Jay Porter Project Consultant - Kingsway Group
12:00 - 12:30
From Insight to Impact: Co-Producing Better Healthcare Environments
Speakers
- Dehlia McCarthy Service & Interaction Designer - Childrens Health Ireland
- Paul Hendrick Service & Interaction Designer - Children's Health Ireland
12:00 - 12:30
Mossley Hill – Mersey Care’s Latest Innovative Mental Health Hospital
Speaker
- Robin Graham Director - Gilling Dod Architects
12:10 - 12:40
Beyond Compliance: An Evidence-Based Ligature Risk-Reduction Strategy
Speakers
- Siobhán Keogh Clinical Nurse Manager 3 - HSE Mid-West Mental Health Services
- Lorraine Naughton Assistant Director of Nursing - HSE Mid West
13:30 - 14:30
Keynote Panel: Embedding Design Principles in Healthcare
Speakers
- Dr Eve Stanley Consultant Geriatrician - HSE
- Deirdre Bradley HSCP Innovation Fellow and Design Lead - HSE Spark
- Dr. Michelle Howard Program Manager Mental Health and Wellbeing - HSE Health and Wellbeing
- Catherine Marsh Innovation Project Coordinator - HSE Spark
13:30 - 14:30
Keynote: National Forensic Hospital: A Focus on Recovery
Speakers
- Ruairi Reeves Director - Medical Architecture
- Karl Burton Associate - Scott Tallon Walker Architects
14:30 - 14:50
Design for Healthcare Environments: Broadening Perception and Perspective
Speaker
- Kevin McKenna Lecturer Practitioner - Dundalk Institute of Technology
14:30 - 15:00
Learning/Challenges/Opportunities in Custodial Environments in Ireland
Speakers
- Mary Kennedy Governor - Cloverhill Prison
- Dr David Joyce Clinical Lead, Care in Rehabilitation Directorate - Irish Prison Service
14:30 - 15:00
Regulation by Design: Creating Healthcare Environments that Support People, Not Just Patients
Speaker
- Jeanette Delahunty Psychologist - TSK Academy & Inclusive Mind Therapy Services
14:30 - 15:00
Sensory Differences and Environmental Design: A Case Study of Home Improvement Using the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG)
Speakers
- Karen Mahood Advanced Practitioner Occupational Therapist - South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
- Moira Scanlon Occupational Therapy Service Lead - South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
15:00 - 15:30
Connect Cafe for Travellers in Mental Health
Speakers
- Amanda Hunt Peer Educator - Regari Recovery College
- Colette Tuohy Coordinator - Travellers in Mental Health
15:00 - 15:30
Designing In, Not Out: Neuro-affirmative Healthcare Environments for Staff Wellbeing
Speakers
- Dr Paul Kenny Head of Architecture - University College Dublin
- Dr Susan O’Hara Senior Associate Clinical Innovations Leader Research & Evidence Based Design - NBBJ Architects
15:00 - 15:30
Seen, Heard, Helped – Bringing the EmPATH Model to Ireland
Speaker
- Maria Parker Psychotherapist & past Clinical Nurse Specialist (CAMHS)
15:00 - 15:30
The Introduction of Virtual Reality Into a Mental Health Setting
Speaker
- Shane Kirwan Nurse Practice Development Coordinator - St Patrick's Mental Health Services
16:00 - 16:30
Building the Evidence Base for Understanding Care Experiences in Irish Inpatient Mental Healthcare Settings
Speakers
- Anna Maria Verling Project Lead - National Care Experience Programme
- Lisa Ann Kennedy NCEP Analyst - Health Information and Quality Authority
- Elaine Meehan Programme Manager - National Care Experience Programme
- Tracy O Carroll Deputy Director - National Care Experience Programme
- Rachel Flynn Director National Care Experience Programme - Health Information & Quality Authority
16:00 - 16:30
Shining Bright – The Seren Lodge Story
Speakers
- Andrew Arnold Architect - Gilling Dod Architects
- Sarah Hull Interim Head of Clinical Service for Perinatal Mental Health and Eating Disorder Lead Provider Collaboratives - Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT
- Graham Wood Capital Project Manager Estates - Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
16:30 - 17:00
16:30 - 17:00
Standards, Guidelines and the Spaces Between: How the UK and Sweden Shape Hospital Design
Speaker
- Ana Grgurac Senior Architect - White Arkitekter
Tea & Coffee Break
Seminars
09:45 - 10:00
CEO Welcome
Speaker
- Charlotte Burrows CEO - Design in Mental Health Network
09:45 - 10:00
CEO Welcome
Speaker
- Charlotte Burrows CEO - Design in Mental Health Network
10:00 - 11:00
Keynote: Designing Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
Speakers
- Dr Eoin Galavan Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
- John McKeon CEO - Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
- Gareth Maguire Chief Innovation Officer - Reddy A+U
10:00 - 11:00
Keynote: Human Rights-Based Healthcare By Design
Speaker
- Prof. J Lucey Inspectorate of Mental Health Services, Ireland
11:30 - 12:00
Design Thinking Skills for Frontline Workers
Speakers
- Julie Grennell Project Manager - Mater Transformation
- Dr Caoimhe Glancy Senior Registrar Psychiatry - HSE
11:30 - 12:00
Environment as Enabler of Trauma-informed Practice
Speaker
- Kevin McKenna Lecturer Practitioner - Dundalk Institute of Technology
11:30 - 11:50
Rethinking Lighting in Mental Healthcare and Supporting Wellbeing with Circadian Rhythms
Speaker
- Lee McCarthy Director - Light Years Ahead
11:30 - 11:50
Technology in Mental Health: Enhancing Patient Experience While Protecting Human Care
Speaker
- Philip Ross Co-Founder - Safehinge Primera
11:50 - 12:10
Choosing Windows for Mental Health Environments
Speaker
- John Blackwell Group Director - Britplas
11:50 - 12:10
Designing For Better Outcomes in Mental Healthcare
Speaker
- Jay Porter Project Consultant - Kingsway Group
12:00 - 12:30
From Insight to Impact: Co-Producing Better Healthcare Environments
Speakers
- Dehlia McCarthy Service & Interaction Designer - Childrens Health Ireland
- Paul Hendrick Service & Interaction Designer - Children's Health Ireland
12:00 - 12:30
Mossley Hill – Mersey Care’s Latest Innovative Mental Health Hospital
Speaker
- Robin Graham Director - Gilling Dod Architects
12:10 - 12:40
Beyond Compliance: An Evidence-Based Ligature Risk-Reduction Strategy
Speakers
- Siobhán Keogh Clinical Nurse Manager 3 - HSE Mid-West Mental Health Services
- Lorraine Naughton Assistant Director of Nursing - HSE Mid West
13:30 - 14:30
Keynote Panel: Embedding Design Principles in Healthcare
Speakers
- Dr Eve Stanley Consultant Geriatrician - HSE
- Deirdre Bradley HSCP Innovation Fellow and Design Lead - HSE Spark
- Dr. Michelle Howard Program Manager Mental Health and Wellbeing - HSE Health and Wellbeing
- Catherine Marsh Innovation Project Coordinator - HSE Spark
13:30 - 14:30
Keynote: National Forensic Hospital: A Focus on Recovery
Speakers
- Ruairi Reeves Director - Medical Architecture
- Karl Burton Associate - Scott Tallon Walker Architects
14:30 - 14:50
Design for Healthcare Environments: Broadening Perception and Perspective
Speaker
- Kevin McKenna Lecturer Practitioner - Dundalk Institute of Technology
14:30 - 15:00
Learning/Challenges/Opportunities in Custodial Environments in Ireland
Speakers
- Mary Kennedy Governor - Cloverhill Prison
- Dr David Joyce Clinical Lead, Care in Rehabilitation Directorate - Irish Prison Service
14:30 - 15:00
Regulation by Design: Creating Healthcare Environments that Support People, Not Just Patients
Speaker
- Jeanette Delahunty Psychologist - TSK Academy & Inclusive Mind Therapy Services
14:30 - 15:00
Sensory Differences and Environmental Design: A Case Study of Home Improvement Using the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG)
Speakers
- Karen Mahood Advanced Practitioner Occupational Therapist - South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
- Moira Scanlon Occupational Therapy Service Lead - South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
15:00 - 15:30
Connect Cafe for Travellers in Mental Health
Speakers
- Amanda Hunt Peer Educator - Regari Recovery College
- Colette Tuohy Coordinator - Travellers in Mental Health
15:00 - 15:30
Designing In, Not Out: Neuro-affirmative Healthcare Environments for Staff Wellbeing
Speakers
- Dr Paul Kenny Head of Architecture - University College Dublin
- Dr Susan O’Hara Senior Associate Clinical Innovations Leader Research & Evidence Based Design - NBBJ Architects
15:00 - 15:30
Seen, Heard, Helped – Bringing the EmPATH Model to Ireland
Speaker
- Maria Parker Psychotherapist & past Clinical Nurse Specialist (CAMHS)
15:00 - 15:30
The Introduction of Virtual Reality Into a Mental Health Setting
Speaker
- Shane Kirwan Nurse Practice Development Coordinator - St Patrick's Mental Health Services
16:00 - 16:30
Building the Evidence Base for Understanding Care Experiences in Irish Inpatient Mental Healthcare Settings
Speakers
- Anna Maria Verling Project Lead - National Care Experience Programme
- Lisa Ann Kennedy NCEP Analyst - Health Information and Quality Authority
- Elaine Meehan Programme Manager - National Care Experience Programme
- Tracy O Carroll Deputy Director - National Care Experience Programme
- Rachel Flynn Director National Care Experience Programme - Health Information & Quality Authority
16:00 - 16:30
Shining Bright – The Seren Lodge Story
Speakers
- Andrew Arnold Architect - Gilling Dod Architects
- Sarah Hull Interim Head of Clinical Service for Perinatal Mental Health and Eating Disorder Lead Provider Collaboratives - Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT
- Graham Wood Capital Project Manager Estates - Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
16:30 - 17:00
16:30 - 17:00
Standards, Guidelines and the Spaces Between: How the UK and Sweden Shape Hospital Design
Speaker
- Ana Grgurac Senior Architect - White Arkitekter
Seminars
09:45 - 10:00
CEO Welcome
Speaker
- Charlotte Burrows CEO - Design in Mental Health Network
09:45 - 10:00
CEO Welcome
Speaker
- Charlotte Burrows CEO - Design in Mental Health Network
10:00 - 11:00
Keynote: Designing Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
Speakers
- Dr Eoin Galavan Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
- John McKeon CEO - Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
- Gareth Maguire Chief Innovation Officer - Reddy A+U
10:00 - 11:00
Keynote: Human Rights-Based Healthcare By Design
Speaker
- Prof. J Lucey Inspectorate of Mental Health Services, Ireland
11:30 - 12:00
Design Thinking Skills for Frontline Workers
Speakers
- Julie Grennell Project Manager - Mater Transformation
- Dr Caoimhe Glancy Senior Registrar Psychiatry - HSE
11:30 - 12:00
Environment as Enabler of Trauma-informed Practice
Speaker
- Kevin McKenna Lecturer Practitioner - Dundalk Institute of Technology
11:30 - 11:50
Rethinking Lighting in Mental Healthcare and Supporting Wellbeing with Circadian Rhythms
Speaker
- Lee McCarthy Director - Light Years Ahead
11:30 - 11:50
Technology in Mental Health: Enhancing Patient Experience While Protecting Human Care
Speaker
- Philip Ross Co-Founder - Safehinge Primera
11:50 - 12:10
Choosing Windows for Mental Health Environments
Speaker
- John Blackwell Group Director - Britplas
11:50 - 12:10
Designing For Better Outcomes in Mental Healthcare
Speaker
- Jay Porter Project Consultant - Kingsway Group
12:00 - 12:30
From Insight to Impact: Co-Producing Better Healthcare Environments
Speakers
- Dehlia McCarthy Service & Interaction Designer - Childrens Health Ireland
- Paul Hendrick Service & Interaction Designer - Children's Health Ireland
12:00 - 12:30
Mossley Hill – Mersey Care’s Latest Innovative Mental Health Hospital
Speaker
- Robin Graham Director - Gilling Dod Architects
12:10 - 12:40
Beyond Compliance: An Evidence-Based Ligature Risk-Reduction Strategy
Speakers
- Siobhán Keogh Clinical Nurse Manager 3 - HSE Mid-West Mental Health Services
- Lorraine Naughton Assistant Director of Nursing - HSE Mid West
13:30 - 14:30
Keynote Panel: Embedding Design Principles in Healthcare
Speakers
- Dr Eve Stanley Consultant Geriatrician - HSE
- Deirdre Bradley HSCP Innovation Fellow and Design Lead - HSE Spark
- Dr. Michelle Howard Program Manager Mental Health and Wellbeing - HSE Health and Wellbeing
- Catherine Marsh Innovation Project Coordinator - HSE Spark
13:30 - 14:30
Keynote: National Forensic Hospital: A Focus on Recovery
Speakers
- Ruairi Reeves Director - Medical Architecture
- Karl Burton Associate - Scott Tallon Walker Architects
14:30 - 14:50
Design for Healthcare Environments: Broadening Perception and Perspective
Speaker
- Kevin McKenna Lecturer Practitioner - Dundalk Institute of Technology
14:30 - 15:00
Learning/Challenges/Opportunities in Custodial Environments in Ireland
Speakers
- Mary Kennedy Governor - Cloverhill Prison
- Dr David Joyce Clinical Lead, Care in Rehabilitation Directorate - Irish Prison Service
14:30 - 15:00
Regulation by Design: Creating Healthcare Environments that Support People, Not Just Patients
Speaker
- Jeanette Delahunty Psychologist - TSK Academy & Inclusive Mind Therapy Services
14:30 - 15:00
Sensory Differences and Environmental Design: A Case Study of Home Improvement Using the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG)
Speakers
- Karen Mahood Advanced Practitioner Occupational Therapist - South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
- Moira Scanlon Occupational Therapy Service Lead - South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
15:00 - 15:30
Connect Cafe for Travellers in Mental Health
Speakers
- Amanda Hunt Peer Educator - Regari Recovery College
- Colette Tuohy Coordinator - Travellers in Mental Health
15:00 - 15:30
Designing In, Not Out: Neuro-affirmative Healthcare Environments for Staff Wellbeing
Speakers
- Dr Paul Kenny Head of Architecture - University College Dublin
- Dr Susan O’Hara Senior Associate Clinical Innovations Leader Research & Evidence Based Design - NBBJ Architects
15:00 - 15:30
Seen, Heard, Helped – Bringing the EmPATH Model to Ireland
Speaker
- Maria Parker Psychotherapist & past Clinical Nurse Specialist (CAMHS)
15:00 - 15:30
The Introduction of Virtual Reality Into a Mental Health Setting
Speaker
- Shane Kirwan Nurse Practice Development Coordinator - St Patrick's Mental Health Services
16:00 - 16:30
Building the Evidence Base for Understanding Care Experiences in Irish Inpatient Mental Healthcare Settings
Speakers
- Anna Maria Verling Project Lead - National Care Experience Programme
- Lisa Ann Kennedy NCEP Analyst - Health Information and Quality Authority
- Elaine Meehan Programme Manager - National Care Experience Programme
- Tracy O Carroll Deputy Director - National Care Experience Programme
- Rachel Flynn Director National Care Experience Programme - Health Information & Quality Authority
16:00 - 16:30
Shining Bright – The Seren Lodge Story
Speakers
- Andrew Arnold Architect - Gilling Dod Architects
- Sarah Hull Interim Head of Clinical Service for Perinatal Mental Health and Eating Disorder Lead Provider Collaboratives - Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT
- Graham Wood Capital Project Manager Estates - Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
16:30 - 17:00
16:30 - 17:00
Standards, Guidelines and the Spaces Between: How the UK and Sweden Shape Hospital Design
Speaker
- Ana Grgurac Senior Architect - White Arkitekter
Lunch Break
Seminars
09:45 - 10:00
CEO Welcome
Speaker
- Charlotte Burrows CEO - Design in Mental Health Network
09:45 - 10:00
CEO Welcome
Speaker
- Charlotte Burrows CEO - Design in Mental Health Network
10:00 - 11:00
Keynote: Designing Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
Speakers
- Dr Eoin Galavan Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
- John McKeon CEO - Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
- Gareth Maguire Chief Innovation Officer - Reddy A+U
10:00 - 11:00
Keynote: Human Rights-Based Healthcare By Design
Speaker
- Prof. J Lucey Inspectorate of Mental Health Services, Ireland
11:30 - 12:00
Design Thinking Skills for Frontline Workers
Speakers
- Julie Grennell Project Manager - Mater Transformation
- Dr Caoimhe Glancy Senior Registrar Psychiatry - HSE
11:30 - 12:00
Environment as Enabler of Trauma-informed Practice
Speaker
- Kevin McKenna Lecturer Practitioner - Dundalk Institute of Technology
11:30 - 11:50
Rethinking Lighting in Mental Healthcare and Supporting Wellbeing with Circadian Rhythms
Speaker
- Lee McCarthy Director - Light Years Ahead
11:30 - 11:50
Technology in Mental Health: Enhancing Patient Experience While Protecting Human Care
Speaker
- Philip Ross Co-Founder - Safehinge Primera
11:50 - 12:10
Choosing Windows for Mental Health Environments
Speaker
- John Blackwell Group Director - Britplas
11:50 - 12:10
Designing For Better Outcomes in Mental Healthcare
Speaker
- Jay Porter Project Consultant - Kingsway Group
12:00 - 12:30
From Insight to Impact: Co-Producing Better Healthcare Environments
Speakers
- Dehlia McCarthy Service & Interaction Designer - Childrens Health Ireland
- Paul Hendrick Service & Interaction Designer - Children's Health Ireland
12:00 - 12:30
Mossley Hill – Mersey Care’s Latest Innovative Mental Health Hospital
Speaker
- Robin Graham Director - Gilling Dod Architects
12:10 - 12:40
Beyond Compliance: An Evidence-Based Ligature Risk-Reduction Strategy
Speakers
- Siobhán Keogh Clinical Nurse Manager 3 - HSE Mid-West Mental Health Services
- Lorraine Naughton Assistant Director of Nursing - HSE Mid West
13:30 - 14:30
Keynote Panel: Embedding Design Principles in Healthcare
Speakers
- Dr Eve Stanley Consultant Geriatrician - HSE
- Deirdre Bradley HSCP Innovation Fellow and Design Lead - HSE Spark
- Dr. Michelle Howard Program Manager Mental Health and Wellbeing - HSE Health and Wellbeing
- Catherine Marsh Innovation Project Coordinator - HSE Spark
13:30 - 14:30
Keynote: National Forensic Hospital: A Focus on Recovery
Speakers
- Ruairi Reeves Director - Medical Architecture
- Karl Burton Associate - Scott Tallon Walker Architects
14:30 - 14:50
Design for Healthcare Environments: Broadening Perception and Perspective
Speaker
- Kevin McKenna Lecturer Practitioner - Dundalk Institute of Technology
14:30 - 15:00
Learning/Challenges/Opportunities in Custodial Environments in Ireland
Speakers
- Mary Kennedy Governor - Cloverhill Prison
- Dr David Joyce Clinical Lead, Care in Rehabilitation Directorate - Irish Prison Service
14:30 - 15:00
Regulation by Design: Creating Healthcare Environments that Support People, Not Just Patients
Speaker
- Jeanette Delahunty Psychologist - TSK Academy & Inclusive Mind Therapy Services
14:30 - 15:00
Sensory Differences and Environmental Design: A Case Study of Home Improvement Using the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG)
Speakers
- Karen Mahood Advanced Practitioner Occupational Therapist - South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
- Moira Scanlon Occupational Therapy Service Lead - South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
15:00 - 15:30
Connect Cafe for Travellers in Mental Health
Speakers
- Amanda Hunt Peer Educator - Regari Recovery College
- Colette Tuohy Coordinator - Travellers in Mental Health
15:00 - 15:30
Designing In, Not Out: Neuro-affirmative Healthcare Environments for Staff Wellbeing
Speakers
- Dr Paul Kenny Head of Architecture - University College Dublin
- Dr Susan O’Hara Senior Associate Clinical Innovations Leader Research & Evidence Based Design - NBBJ Architects
15:00 - 15:30
Seen, Heard, Helped – Bringing the EmPATH Model to Ireland
Speaker
- Maria Parker Psychotherapist & past Clinical Nurse Specialist (CAMHS)
15:00 - 15:30
The Introduction of Virtual Reality Into a Mental Health Setting
Speaker
- Shane Kirwan Nurse Practice Development Coordinator - St Patrick's Mental Health Services
16:00 - 16:30
Building the Evidence Base for Understanding Care Experiences in Irish Inpatient Mental Healthcare Settings
Speakers
- Anna Maria Verling Project Lead - National Care Experience Programme
- Lisa Ann Kennedy NCEP Analyst - Health Information and Quality Authority
- Elaine Meehan Programme Manager - National Care Experience Programme
- Tracy O Carroll Deputy Director - National Care Experience Programme
- Rachel Flynn Director National Care Experience Programme - Health Information & Quality Authority
16:00 - 16:30
Shining Bright – The Seren Lodge Story
Speakers
- Andrew Arnold Architect - Gilling Dod Architects
- Sarah Hull Interim Head of Clinical Service for Perinatal Mental Health and Eating Disorder Lead Provider Collaboratives - Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT
- Graham Wood Capital Project Manager Estates - Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
16:30 - 17:00
16:30 - 17:00
Standards, Guidelines and the Spaces Between: How the UK and Sweden Shape Hospital Design
Speaker
- Ana Grgurac Senior Architect - White Arkitekter
Seminars
09:45 - 10:00
CEO Welcome
Speaker
- Charlotte Burrows CEO - Design in Mental Health Network
09:45 - 10:00
CEO Welcome
Speaker
- Charlotte Burrows CEO - Design in Mental Health Network
10:00 - 11:00
Keynote: Designing Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
Speakers
- Dr Eoin Galavan Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
- John McKeon CEO - Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
- Gareth Maguire Chief Innovation Officer - Reddy A+U
10:00 - 11:00
Keynote: Human Rights-Based Healthcare By Design
Speaker
- Prof. J Lucey Inspectorate of Mental Health Services, Ireland
11:30 - 12:00
Design Thinking Skills for Frontline Workers
Speakers
- Julie Grennell Project Manager - Mater Transformation
- Dr Caoimhe Glancy Senior Registrar Psychiatry - HSE
11:30 - 12:00
Environment as Enabler of Trauma-informed Practice
Speaker
- Kevin McKenna Lecturer Practitioner - Dundalk Institute of Technology
11:30 - 11:50
Rethinking Lighting in Mental Healthcare and Supporting Wellbeing with Circadian Rhythms
Speaker
- Lee McCarthy Director - Light Years Ahead
11:30 - 11:50
Technology in Mental Health: Enhancing Patient Experience While Protecting Human Care
Speaker
- Philip Ross Co-Founder - Safehinge Primera
11:50 - 12:10
Choosing Windows for Mental Health Environments
Speaker
- John Blackwell Group Director - Britplas
11:50 - 12:10
Designing For Better Outcomes in Mental Healthcare
Speaker
- Jay Porter Project Consultant - Kingsway Group
12:00 - 12:30
From Insight to Impact: Co-Producing Better Healthcare Environments
Speakers
- Dehlia McCarthy Service & Interaction Designer - Childrens Health Ireland
- Paul Hendrick Service & Interaction Designer - Children's Health Ireland
12:00 - 12:30
Mossley Hill – Mersey Care’s Latest Innovative Mental Health Hospital
Speaker
- Robin Graham Director - Gilling Dod Architects
12:10 - 12:40
Beyond Compliance: An Evidence-Based Ligature Risk-Reduction Strategy
Speakers
- Siobhán Keogh Clinical Nurse Manager 3 - HSE Mid-West Mental Health Services
- Lorraine Naughton Assistant Director of Nursing - HSE Mid West
13:30 - 14:30
Keynote Panel: Embedding Design Principles in Healthcare
Speakers
- Dr Eve Stanley Consultant Geriatrician - HSE
- Deirdre Bradley HSCP Innovation Fellow and Design Lead - HSE Spark
- Dr. Michelle Howard Program Manager Mental Health and Wellbeing - HSE Health and Wellbeing
- Catherine Marsh Innovation Project Coordinator - HSE Spark
13:30 - 14:30
Keynote: National Forensic Hospital: A Focus on Recovery
Speakers
- Ruairi Reeves Director - Medical Architecture
- Karl Burton Associate - Scott Tallon Walker Architects
14:30 - 14:50
Design for Healthcare Environments: Broadening Perception and Perspective
Speaker
- Kevin McKenna Lecturer Practitioner - Dundalk Institute of Technology
14:30 - 15:00
Learning/Challenges/Opportunities in Custodial Environments in Ireland
Speakers
- Mary Kennedy Governor - Cloverhill Prison
- Dr David Joyce Clinical Lead, Care in Rehabilitation Directorate - Irish Prison Service
14:30 - 15:00
Regulation by Design: Creating Healthcare Environments that Support People, Not Just Patients
Speaker
- Jeanette Delahunty Psychologist - TSK Academy & Inclusive Mind Therapy Services
14:30 - 15:00
Sensory Differences and Environmental Design: A Case Study of Home Improvement Using the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG)
Speakers
- Karen Mahood Advanced Practitioner Occupational Therapist - South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
- Moira Scanlon Occupational Therapy Service Lead - South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
15:00 - 15:30
Connect Cafe for Travellers in Mental Health
Speakers
- Amanda Hunt Peer Educator - Regari Recovery College
- Colette Tuohy Coordinator - Travellers in Mental Health
15:00 - 15:30
Designing In, Not Out: Neuro-affirmative Healthcare Environments for Staff Wellbeing
Speakers
- Dr Paul Kenny Head of Architecture - University College Dublin
- Dr Susan O’Hara Senior Associate Clinical Innovations Leader Research & Evidence Based Design - NBBJ Architects
15:00 - 15:30
Seen, Heard, Helped – Bringing the EmPATH Model to Ireland
Speaker
- Maria Parker Psychotherapist & past Clinical Nurse Specialist (CAMHS)
15:00 - 15:30
The Introduction of Virtual Reality Into a Mental Health Setting
Speaker
- Shane Kirwan Nurse Practice Development Coordinator - St Patrick's Mental Health Services
16:00 - 16:30
Building the Evidence Base for Understanding Care Experiences in Irish Inpatient Mental Healthcare Settings
Speakers
- Anna Maria Verling Project Lead - National Care Experience Programme
- Lisa Ann Kennedy NCEP Analyst - Health Information and Quality Authority
- Elaine Meehan Programme Manager - National Care Experience Programme
- Tracy O Carroll Deputy Director - National Care Experience Programme
- Rachel Flynn Director National Care Experience Programme - Health Information & Quality Authority
16:00 - 16:30
Shining Bright – The Seren Lodge Story
Speakers
- Andrew Arnold Architect - Gilling Dod Architects
- Sarah Hull Interim Head of Clinical Service for Perinatal Mental Health and Eating Disorder Lead Provider Collaboratives - Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT
- Graham Wood Capital Project Manager Estates - Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
16:30 - 17:00
16:30 - 17:00
Standards, Guidelines and the Spaces Between: How the UK and Sweden Shape Hospital Design
Speaker
- Ana Grgurac Senior Architect - White Arkitekter
Tea & Coffee Break
30 September 2026
Registration & Welcome Coffee
Seminars
09:45 - 10:00
CEO Welcome
Speaker
- Charlotte Burrows CEO - Design in Mental Health Network
09:45 - 10:00
CEO Welcome
Speaker
- Charlotte Burrows CEO - Design in Mental Health Network
10:00 - 11:00
Keynote: Designing Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
Speakers
- Dr Eoin Galavan Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
- John McKeon CEO - Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
- Gareth Maguire Chief Innovation Officer - Reddy A+U
10:00 - 11:00
Keynote: Human Rights-Based Healthcare By Design
Speaker
- Prof. J Lucey Inspectorate of Mental Health Services, Ireland
11:30 - 12:00
Design Thinking Skills for Frontline Workers
Speakers
- Julie Grennell Project Manager - Mater Transformation
- Dr Caoimhe Glancy Senior Registrar Psychiatry - HSE
11:30 - 12:00
Environment as Enabler of Trauma-informed Practice
Speaker
- Kevin McKenna Lecturer Practitioner - Dundalk Institute of Technology
11:30 - 11:50
Rethinking Lighting in Mental Healthcare and Supporting Wellbeing with Circadian Rhythms
Speaker
- Lee McCarthy Director - Light Years Ahead
11:30 - 11:50
Technology in Mental Health: Enhancing Patient Experience While Protecting Human Care
Speaker
- Philip Ross Co-Founder - Safehinge Primera
11:50 - 12:10
Choosing Windows for Mental Health Environments
Speaker
- John Blackwell Group Director - Britplas
11:50 - 12:10
Designing For Better Outcomes in Mental Healthcare
Speaker
- Jay Porter Project Consultant - Kingsway Group
12:00 - 12:30
From Insight to Impact: Co-Producing Better Healthcare Environments
Speakers
- Dehlia McCarthy Service & Interaction Designer - Childrens Health Ireland
- Paul Hendrick Service & Interaction Designer - Children's Health Ireland
12:00 - 12:30
Mossley Hill – Mersey Care’s Latest Innovative Mental Health Hospital
Speaker
- Robin Graham Director - Gilling Dod Architects
12:10 - 12:40
Beyond Compliance: An Evidence-Based Ligature Risk-Reduction Strategy
Speakers
- Siobhán Keogh Clinical Nurse Manager 3 - HSE Mid-West Mental Health Services
- Lorraine Naughton Assistant Director of Nursing - HSE Mid West
13:30 - 14:30
Keynote Panel: Embedding Design Principles in Healthcare
Speakers
- Dr Eve Stanley Consultant Geriatrician - HSE
- Deirdre Bradley HSCP Innovation Fellow and Design Lead - HSE Spark
- Dr. Michelle Howard Program Manager Mental Health and Wellbeing - HSE Health and Wellbeing
- Catherine Marsh Innovation Project Coordinator - HSE Spark
13:30 - 14:30
Keynote: National Forensic Hospital: A Focus on Recovery
Speakers
- Ruairi Reeves Director - Medical Architecture
- Karl Burton Associate - Scott Tallon Walker Architects
14:30 - 14:50
Design for Healthcare Environments: Broadening Perception and Perspective
Speaker
- Kevin McKenna Lecturer Practitioner - Dundalk Institute of Technology
14:30 - 15:00
Learning/Challenges/Opportunities in Custodial Environments in Ireland
Speakers
- Mary Kennedy Governor - Cloverhill Prison
- Dr David Joyce Clinical Lead, Care in Rehabilitation Directorate - Irish Prison Service
14:30 - 15:00
Regulation by Design: Creating Healthcare Environments that Support People, Not Just Patients
Speaker
- Jeanette Delahunty Psychologist - TSK Academy & Inclusive Mind Therapy Services
14:30 - 15:00
Sensory Differences and Environmental Design: A Case Study of Home Improvement Using the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG)
Speakers
- Karen Mahood Advanced Practitioner Occupational Therapist - South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
- Moira Scanlon Occupational Therapy Service Lead - South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
15:00 - 15:30
Connect Cafe for Travellers in Mental Health
Speakers
- Amanda Hunt Peer Educator - Regari Recovery College
- Colette Tuohy Coordinator - Travellers in Mental Health
15:00 - 15:30
Designing In, Not Out: Neuro-affirmative Healthcare Environments for Staff Wellbeing
Speakers
- Dr Paul Kenny Head of Architecture - University College Dublin
- Dr Susan O’Hara Senior Associate Clinical Innovations Leader Research & Evidence Based Design - NBBJ Architects
15:00 - 15:30
Seen, Heard, Helped – Bringing the EmPATH Model to Ireland
Speaker
- Maria Parker Psychotherapist & past Clinical Nurse Specialist (CAMHS)
15:00 - 15:30
The Introduction of Virtual Reality Into a Mental Health Setting
Speaker
- Shane Kirwan Nurse Practice Development Coordinator - St Patrick's Mental Health Services
16:00 - 16:30
Building the Evidence Base for Understanding Care Experiences in Irish Inpatient Mental Healthcare Settings
Speakers
- Anna Maria Verling Project Lead - National Care Experience Programme
- Lisa Ann Kennedy NCEP Analyst - Health Information and Quality Authority
- Elaine Meehan Programme Manager - National Care Experience Programme
- Tracy O Carroll Deputy Director - National Care Experience Programme
- Rachel Flynn Director National Care Experience Programme - Health Information & Quality Authority
16:00 - 16:30
Shining Bright – The Seren Lodge Story
Speakers
- Andrew Arnold Architect - Gilling Dod Architects
- Sarah Hull Interim Head of Clinical Service for Perinatal Mental Health and Eating Disorder Lead Provider Collaboratives - Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT
- Graham Wood Capital Project Manager Estates - Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
16:30 - 17:00
16:30 - 17:00
Standards, Guidelines and the Spaces Between: How the UK and Sweden Shape Hospital Design
Speaker
- Ana Grgurac Senior Architect - White Arkitekter
Seminars
09:45 - 10:00
CEO Welcome
Speaker
- Charlotte Burrows CEO - Design in Mental Health Network
09:45 - 10:00
CEO Welcome
Speaker
- Charlotte Burrows CEO - Design in Mental Health Network
10:00 - 11:00
Keynote: Designing Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
Speakers
- Dr Eoin Galavan Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
- John McKeon CEO - Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
- Gareth Maguire Chief Innovation Officer - Reddy A+U
10:00 - 11:00
Keynote: Human Rights-Based Healthcare By Design
Speaker
- Prof. J Lucey Inspectorate of Mental Health Services, Ireland
11:30 - 12:00
Design Thinking Skills for Frontline Workers
Speakers
- Julie Grennell Project Manager - Mater Transformation
- Dr Caoimhe Glancy Senior Registrar Psychiatry - HSE
11:30 - 12:00
Environment as Enabler of Trauma-informed Practice
Speaker
- Kevin McKenna Lecturer Practitioner - Dundalk Institute of Technology
11:30 - 11:50
Rethinking Lighting in Mental Healthcare and Supporting Wellbeing with Circadian Rhythms
Speaker
- Lee McCarthy Director - Light Years Ahead
11:30 - 11:50
Technology in Mental Health: Enhancing Patient Experience While Protecting Human Care
Speaker
- Philip Ross Co-Founder - Safehinge Primera
11:50 - 12:10
Choosing Windows for Mental Health Environments
Speaker
- John Blackwell Group Director - Britplas
11:50 - 12:10
Designing For Better Outcomes in Mental Healthcare
Speaker
- Jay Porter Project Consultant - Kingsway Group
12:00 - 12:30
From Insight to Impact: Co-Producing Better Healthcare Environments
Speakers
- Dehlia McCarthy Service & Interaction Designer - Childrens Health Ireland
- Paul Hendrick Service & Interaction Designer - Children's Health Ireland
12:00 - 12:30
Mossley Hill – Mersey Care’s Latest Innovative Mental Health Hospital
Speaker
- Robin Graham Director - Gilling Dod Architects
12:10 - 12:40
Beyond Compliance: An Evidence-Based Ligature Risk-Reduction Strategy
Speakers
- Siobhán Keogh Clinical Nurse Manager 3 - HSE Mid-West Mental Health Services
- Lorraine Naughton Assistant Director of Nursing - HSE Mid West
13:30 - 14:30
Keynote Panel: Embedding Design Principles in Healthcare
Speakers
- Dr Eve Stanley Consultant Geriatrician - HSE
- Deirdre Bradley HSCP Innovation Fellow and Design Lead - HSE Spark
- Dr. Michelle Howard Program Manager Mental Health and Wellbeing - HSE Health and Wellbeing
- Catherine Marsh Innovation Project Coordinator - HSE Spark
13:30 - 14:30
Keynote: National Forensic Hospital: A Focus on Recovery
Speakers
- Ruairi Reeves Director - Medical Architecture
- Karl Burton Associate - Scott Tallon Walker Architects
14:30 - 14:50
Design for Healthcare Environments: Broadening Perception and Perspective
Speaker
- Kevin McKenna Lecturer Practitioner - Dundalk Institute of Technology
14:30 - 15:00
Learning/Challenges/Opportunities in Custodial Environments in Ireland
Speakers
- Mary Kennedy Governor - Cloverhill Prison
- Dr David Joyce Clinical Lead, Care in Rehabilitation Directorate - Irish Prison Service
14:30 - 15:00
Regulation by Design: Creating Healthcare Environments that Support People, Not Just Patients
Speaker
- Jeanette Delahunty Psychologist - TSK Academy & Inclusive Mind Therapy Services
14:30 - 15:00
Sensory Differences and Environmental Design: A Case Study of Home Improvement Using the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG)
Speakers
- Karen Mahood Advanced Practitioner Occupational Therapist - South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
- Moira Scanlon Occupational Therapy Service Lead - South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
15:00 - 15:30
Connect Cafe for Travellers in Mental Health
Speakers
- Amanda Hunt Peer Educator - Regari Recovery College
- Colette Tuohy Coordinator - Travellers in Mental Health
15:00 - 15:30
Designing In, Not Out: Neuro-affirmative Healthcare Environments for Staff Wellbeing
Speakers
- Dr Paul Kenny Head of Architecture - University College Dublin
- Dr Susan O’Hara Senior Associate Clinical Innovations Leader Research & Evidence Based Design - NBBJ Architects
15:00 - 15:30
Seen, Heard, Helped – Bringing the EmPATH Model to Ireland
Speaker
- Maria Parker Psychotherapist & past Clinical Nurse Specialist (CAMHS)
15:00 - 15:30
The Introduction of Virtual Reality Into a Mental Health Setting
Speaker
- Shane Kirwan Nurse Practice Development Coordinator - St Patrick's Mental Health Services
16:00 - 16:30
Building the Evidence Base for Understanding Care Experiences in Irish Inpatient Mental Healthcare Settings
Speakers
- Anna Maria Verling Project Lead - National Care Experience Programme
- Lisa Ann Kennedy NCEP Analyst - Health Information and Quality Authority
- Elaine Meehan Programme Manager - National Care Experience Programme
- Tracy O Carroll Deputy Director - National Care Experience Programme
- Rachel Flynn Director National Care Experience Programme - Health Information & Quality Authority
16:00 - 16:30
Shining Bright – The Seren Lodge Story
Speakers
- Andrew Arnold Architect - Gilling Dod Architects
- Sarah Hull Interim Head of Clinical Service for Perinatal Mental Health and Eating Disorder Lead Provider Collaboratives - Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT
- Graham Wood Capital Project Manager Estates - Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
16:30 - 17:00
16:30 - 17:00
Standards, Guidelines and the Spaces Between: How the UK and Sweden Shape Hospital Design
Speaker
- Ana Grgurac Senior Architect - White Arkitekter
Tea & Coffee Break
Seminars
09:45 - 10:00
CEO Welcome
Speaker
- Charlotte Burrows CEO - Design in Mental Health Network
09:45 - 10:00
CEO Welcome
Speaker
- Charlotte Burrows CEO - Design in Mental Health Network
10:00 - 11:00
Keynote: Designing Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
Speakers
- Dr Eoin Galavan Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
- John McKeon CEO - Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
- Gareth Maguire Chief Innovation Officer - Reddy A+U
10:00 - 11:00
Keynote: Human Rights-Based Healthcare By Design
Speaker
- Prof. J Lucey Inspectorate of Mental Health Services, Ireland
11:30 - 12:00
Design Thinking Skills for Frontline Workers
Speakers
- Julie Grennell Project Manager - Mater Transformation
- Dr Caoimhe Glancy Senior Registrar Psychiatry - HSE
11:30 - 12:00
Environment as Enabler of Trauma-informed Practice
Speaker
- Kevin McKenna Lecturer Practitioner - Dundalk Institute of Technology
11:30 - 11:50
Rethinking Lighting in Mental Healthcare and Supporting Wellbeing with Circadian Rhythms
Speaker
- Lee McCarthy Director - Light Years Ahead
11:30 - 11:50
Technology in Mental Health: Enhancing Patient Experience While Protecting Human Care
Speaker
- Philip Ross Co-Founder - Safehinge Primera
11:50 - 12:10
Choosing Windows for Mental Health Environments
Speaker
- John Blackwell Group Director - Britplas
11:50 - 12:10
Designing For Better Outcomes in Mental Healthcare
Speaker
- Jay Porter Project Consultant - Kingsway Group
12:00 - 12:30
From Insight to Impact: Co-Producing Better Healthcare Environments
Speakers
- Dehlia McCarthy Service & Interaction Designer - Childrens Health Ireland
- Paul Hendrick Service & Interaction Designer - Children's Health Ireland
12:00 - 12:30
Mossley Hill – Mersey Care’s Latest Innovative Mental Health Hospital
Speaker
- Robin Graham Director - Gilling Dod Architects
12:10 - 12:40
Beyond Compliance: An Evidence-Based Ligature Risk-Reduction Strategy
Speakers
- Siobhán Keogh Clinical Nurse Manager 3 - HSE Mid-West Mental Health Services
- Lorraine Naughton Assistant Director of Nursing - HSE Mid West
13:30 - 14:30
Keynote Panel: Embedding Design Principles in Healthcare
Speakers
- Dr Eve Stanley Consultant Geriatrician - HSE
- Deirdre Bradley HSCP Innovation Fellow and Design Lead - HSE Spark
- Dr. Michelle Howard Program Manager Mental Health and Wellbeing - HSE Health and Wellbeing
- Catherine Marsh Innovation Project Coordinator - HSE Spark
13:30 - 14:30
Keynote: National Forensic Hospital: A Focus on Recovery
Speakers
- Ruairi Reeves Director - Medical Architecture
- Karl Burton Associate - Scott Tallon Walker Architects
14:30 - 14:50
Design for Healthcare Environments: Broadening Perception and Perspective
Speaker
- Kevin McKenna Lecturer Practitioner - Dundalk Institute of Technology
14:30 - 15:00
Learning/Challenges/Opportunities in Custodial Environments in Ireland
Speakers
- Mary Kennedy Governor - Cloverhill Prison
- Dr David Joyce Clinical Lead, Care in Rehabilitation Directorate - Irish Prison Service
14:30 - 15:00
Regulation by Design: Creating Healthcare Environments that Support People, Not Just Patients
Speaker
- Jeanette Delahunty Psychologist - TSK Academy & Inclusive Mind Therapy Services
14:30 - 15:00
Sensory Differences and Environmental Design: A Case Study of Home Improvement Using the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG)
Speakers
- Karen Mahood Advanced Practitioner Occupational Therapist - South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
- Moira Scanlon Occupational Therapy Service Lead - South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
15:00 - 15:30
Connect Cafe for Travellers in Mental Health
Speakers
- Amanda Hunt Peer Educator - Regari Recovery College
- Colette Tuohy Coordinator - Travellers in Mental Health
15:00 - 15:30
Designing In, Not Out: Neuro-affirmative Healthcare Environments for Staff Wellbeing
Speakers
- Dr Paul Kenny Head of Architecture - University College Dublin
- Dr Susan O’Hara Senior Associate Clinical Innovations Leader Research & Evidence Based Design - NBBJ Architects
15:00 - 15:30
Seen, Heard, Helped – Bringing the EmPATH Model to Ireland
Speaker
- Maria Parker Psychotherapist & past Clinical Nurse Specialist (CAMHS)
15:00 - 15:30
The Introduction of Virtual Reality Into a Mental Health Setting
Speaker
- Shane Kirwan Nurse Practice Development Coordinator - St Patrick's Mental Health Services
16:00 - 16:30
Building the Evidence Base for Understanding Care Experiences in Irish Inpatient Mental Healthcare Settings
Speakers
- Anna Maria Verling Project Lead - National Care Experience Programme
- Lisa Ann Kennedy NCEP Analyst - Health Information and Quality Authority
- Elaine Meehan Programme Manager - National Care Experience Programme
- Tracy O Carroll Deputy Director - National Care Experience Programme
- Rachel Flynn Director National Care Experience Programme - Health Information & Quality Authority
16:00 - 16:30
Shining Bright – The Seren Lodge Story
Speakers
- Andrew Arnold Architect - Gilling Dod Architects
- Sarah Hull Interim Head of Clinical Service for Perinatal Mental Health and Eating Disorder Lead Provider Collaboratives - Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT
- Graham Wood Capital Project Manager Estates - Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
16:30 - 17:00
16:30 - 17:00
Standards, Guidelines and the Spaces Between: How the UK and Sweden Shape Hospital Design
Speaker
- Ana Grgurac Senior Architect - White Arkitekter
Seminars
09:45 - 10:00
CEO Welcome
Speaker
- Charlotte Burrows CEO - Design in Mental Health Network
09:45 - 10:00
CEO Welcome
Speaker
- Charlotte Burrows CEO - Design in Mental Health Network
10:00 - 11:00
Keynote: Designing Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
Speakers
- Dr Eoin Galavan Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
- John McKeon CEO - Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
- Gareth Maguire Chief Innovation Officer - Reddy A+U
10:00 - 11:00
Keynote: Human Rights-Based Healthcare By Design
Speaker
- Prof. J Lucey Inspectorate of Mental Health Services, Ireland
11:30 - 12:00
Design Thinking Skills for Frontline Workers
Speakers
- Julie Grennell Project Manager - Mater Transformation
- Dr Caoimhe Glancy Senior Registrar Psychiatry - HSE
11:30 - 12:00
Environment as Enabler of Trauma-informed Practice
Speaker
- Kevin McKenna Lecturer Practitioner - Dundalk Institute of Technology
11:30 - 11:50
Rethinking Lighting in Mental Healthcare and Supporting Wellbeing with Circadian Rhythms
Speaker
- Lee McCarthy Director - Light Years Ahead
11:30 - 11:50
Technology in Mental Health: Enhancing Patient Experience While Protecting Human Care
Speaker
- Philip Ross Co-Founder - Safehinge Primera
11:50 - 12:10
Choosing Windows for Mental Health Environments
Speaker
- John Blackwell Group Director - Britplas
11:50 - 12:10
Designing For Better Outcomes in Mental Healthcare
Speaker
- Jay Porter Project Consultant - Kingsway Group
12:00 - 12:30
From Insight to Impact: Co-Producing Better Healthcare Environments
Speakers
- Dehlia McCarthy Service & Interaction Designer - Childrens Health Ireland
- Paul Hendrick Service & Interaction Designer - Children's Health Ireland
12:00 - 12:30
Mossley Hill – Mersey Care’s Latest Innovative Mental Health Hospital
Speaker
- Robin Graham Director - Gilling Dod Architects
12:10 - 12:40
Beyond Compliance: An Evidence-Based Ligature Risk-Reduction Strategy
Speakers
- Siobhán Keogh Clinical Nurse Manager 3 - HSE Mid-West Mental Health Services
- Lorraine Naughton Assistant Director of Nursing - HSE Mid West
13:30 - 14:30
Keynote Panel: Embedding Design Principles in Healthcare
Speakers
- Dr Eve Stanley Consultant Geriatrician - HSE
- Deirdre Bradley HSCP Innovation Fellow and Design Lead - HSE Spark
- Dr. Michelle Howard Program Manager Mental Health and Wellbeing - HSE Health and Wellbeing
- Catherine Marsh Innovation Project Coordinator - HSE Spark
13:30 - 14:30
Keynote: National Forensic Hospital: A Focus on Recovery
Speakers
- Ruairi Reeves Director - Medical Architecture
- Karl Burton Associate - Scott Tallon Walker Architects
14:30 - 14:50
Design for Healthcare Environments: Broadening Perception and Perspective
Speaker
- Kevin McKenna Lecturer Practitioner - Dundalk Institute of Technology
14:30 - 15:00
Learning/Challenges/Opportunities in Custodial Environments in Ireland
Speakers
- Mary Kennedy Governor - Cloverhill Prison
- Dr David Joyce Clinical Lead, Care in Rehabilitation Directorate - Irish Prison Service
14:30 - 15:00
Regulation by Design: Creating Healthcare Environments that Support People, Not Just Patients
Speaker
- Jeanette Delahunty Psychologist - TSK Academy & Inclusive Mind Therapy Services
14:30 - 15:00
Sensory Differences and Environmental Design: A Case Study of Home Improvement Using the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG)
Speakers
- Karen Mahood Advanced Practitioner Occupational Therapist - South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
- Moira Scanlon Occupational Therapy Service Lead - South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
15:00 - 15:30
Connect Cafe for Travellers in Mental Health
Speakers
- Amanda Hunt Peer Educator - Regari Recovery College
- Colette Tuohy Coordinator - Travellers in Mental Health
15:00 - 15:30
Designing In, Not Out: Neuro-affirmative Healthcare Environments for Staff Wellbeing
Speakers
- Dr Paul Kenny Head of Architecture - University College Dublin
- Dr Susan O’Hara Senior Associate Clinical Innovations Leader Research & Evidence Based Design - NBBJ Architects
15:00 - 15:30
Seen, Heard, Helped – Bringing the EmPATH Model to Ireland
Speaker
- Maria Parker Psychotherapist & past Clinical Nurse Specialist (CAMHS)
15:00 - 15:30
The Introduction of Virtual Reality Into a Mental Health Setting
Speaker
- Shane Kirwan Nurse Practice Development Coordinator - St Patrick's Mental Health Services
16:00 - 16:30
Building the Evidence Base for Understanding Care Experiences in Irish Inpatient Mental Healthcare Settings
Speakers
- Anna Maria Verling Project Lead - National Care Experience Programme
- Lisa Ann Kennedy NCEP Analyst - Health Information and Quality Authority
- Elaine Meehan Programme Manager - National Care Experience Programme
- Tracy O Carroll Deputy Director - National Care Experience Programme
- Rachel Flynn Director National Care Experience Programme - Health Information & Quality Authority
16:00 - 16:30
Shining Bright – The Seren Lodge Story
Speakers
- Andrew Arnold Architect - Gilling Dod Architects
- Sarah Hull Interim Head of Clinical Service for Perinatal Mental Health and Eating Disorder Lead Provider Collaboratives - Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT
- Graham Wood Capital Project Manager Estates - Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
16:30 - 17:00
16:30 - 17:00
Standards, Guidelines and the Spaces Between: How the UK and Sweden Shape Hospital Design
Speaker
- Ana Grgurac Senior Architect - White Arkitekter
Lunch Break
Seminars
09:45 - 10:00
CEO Welcome
Speaker
- Charlotte Burrows CEO - Design in Mental Health Network
09:45 - 10:00
CEO Welcome
Speaker
- Charlotte Burrows CEO - Design in Mental Health Network
10:00 - 11:00
Keynote: Designing Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
Speakers
- Dr Eoin Galavan Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
- John McKeon CEO - Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
- Gareth Maguire Chief Innovation Officer - Reddy A+U
10:00 - 11:00
Keynote: Human Rights-Based Healthcare By Design
Speaker
- Prof. J Lucey Inspectorate of Mental Health Services, Ireland
11:30 - 12:00
Design Thinking Skills for Frontline Workers
Speakers
- Julie Grennell Project Manager - Mater Transformation
- Dr Caoimhe Glancy Senior Registrar Psychiatry - HSE
11:30 - 12:00
Environment as Enabler of Trauma-informed Practice
Speaker
- Kevin McKenna Lecturer Practitioner - Dundalk Institute of Technology
11:30 - 11:50
Rethinking Lighting in Mental Healthcare and Supporting Wellbeing with Circadian Rhythms
Speaker
- Lee McCarthy Director - Light Years Ahead
11:30 - 11:50
Technology in Mental Health: Enhancing Patient Experience While Protecting Human Care
Speaker
- Philip Ross Co-Founder - Safehinge Primera
11:50 - 12:10
Choosing Windows for Mental Health Environments
Speaker
- John Blackwell Group Director - Britplas
11:50 - 12:10
Designing For Better Outcomes in Mental Healthcare
Speaker
- Jay Porter Project Consultant - Kingsway Group
12:00 - 12:30
From Insight to Impact: Co-Producing Better Healthcare Environments
Speakers
- Dehlia McCarthy Service & Interaction Designer - Childrens Health Ireland
- Paul Hendrick Service & Interaction Designer - Children's Health Ireland
12:00 - 12:30
Mossley Hill – Mersey Care’s Latest Innovative Mental Health Hospital
Speaker
- Robin Graham Director - Gilling Dod Architects
12:10 - 12:40
Beyond Compliance: An Evidence-Based Ligature Risk-Reduction Strategy
Speakers
- Siobhán Keogh Clinical Nurse Manager 3 - HSE Mid-West Mental Health Services
- Lorraine Naughton Assistant Director of Nursing - HSE Mid West
13:30 - 14:30
Keynote Panel: Embedding Design Principles in Healthcare
Speakers
- Dr Eve Stanley Consultant Geriatrician - HSE
- Deirdre Bradley HSCP Innovation Fellow and Design Lead - HSE Spark
- Dr. Michelle Howard Program Manager Mental Health and Wellbeing - HSE Health and Wellbeing
- Catherine Marsh Innovation Project Coordinator - HSE Spark
13:30 - 14:30
Keynote: National Forensic Hospital: A Focus on Recovery
Speakers
- Ruairi Reeves Director - Medical Architecture
- Karl Burton Associate - Scott Tallon Walker Architects
14:30 - 14:50
Design for Healthcare Environments: Broadening Perception and Perspective
Speaker
- Kevin McKenna Lecturer Practitioner - Dundalk Institute of Technology
14:30 - 15:00
Learning/Challenges/Opportunities in Custodial Environments in Ireland
Speakers
- Mary Kennedy Governor - Cloverhill Prison
- Dr David Joyce Clinical Lead, Care in Rehabilitation Directorate - Irish Prison Service
14:30 - 15:00
Regulation by Design: Creating Healthcare Environments that Support People, Not Just Patients
Speaker
- Jeanette Delahunty Psychologist - TSK Academy & Inclusive Mind Therapy Services
14:30 - 15:00
Sensory Differences and Environmental Design: A Case Study of Home Improvement Using the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG)
Speakers
- Karen Mahood Advanced Practitioner Occupational Therapist - South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
- Moira Scanlon Occupational Therapy Service Lead - South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
15:00 - 15:30
Connect Cafe for Travellers in Mental Health
Speakers
- Amanda Hunt Peer Educator - Regari Recovery College
- Colette Tuohy Coordinator - Travellers in Mental Health
15:00 - 15:30
Designing In, Not Out: Neuro-affirmative Healthcare Environments for Staff Wellbeing
Speakers
- Dr Paul Kenny Head of Architecture - University College Dublin
- Dr Susan O’Hara Senior Associate Clinical Innovations Leader Research & Evidence Based Design - NBBJ Architects
15:00 - 15:30
Seen, Heard, Helped – Bringing the EmPATH Model to Ireland
Speaker
- Maria Parker Psychotherapist & past Clinical Nurse Specialist (CAMHS)
15:00 - 15:30
The Introduction of Virtual Reality Into a Mental Health Setting
Speaker
- Shane Kirwan Nurse Practice Development Coordinator - St Patrick's Mental Health Services
16:00 - 16:30
Building the Evidence Base for Understanding Care Experiences in Irish Inpatient Mental Healthcare Settings
Speakers
- Anna Maria Verling Project Lead - National Care Experience Programme
- Lisa Ann Kennedy NCEP Analyst - Health Information and Quality Authority
- Elaine Meehan Programme Manager - National Care Experience Programme
- Tracy O Carroll Deputy Director - National Care Experience Programme
- Rachel Flynn Director National Care Experience Programme - Health Information & Quality Authority
16:00 - 16:30
Shining Bright – The Seren Lodge Story
Speakers
- Andrew Arnold Architect - Gilling Dod Architects
- Sarah Hull Interim Head of Clinical Service for Perinatal Mental Health and Eating Disorder Lead Provider Collaboratives - Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT
- Graham Wood Capital Project Manager Estates - Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
16:30 - 17:00
16:30 - 17:00
Standards, Guidelines and the Spaces Between: How the UK and Sweden Shape Hospital Design
Speaker
- Ana Grgurac Senior Architect - White Arkitekter
Seminars
09:45 - 10:00
CEO Welcome
Speaker
- Charlotte Burrows CEO - Design in Mental Health Network
09:45 - 10:00
CEO Welcome
Speaker
- Charlotte Burrows CEO - Design in Mental Health Network
10:00 - 11:00
Keynote: Designing Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
Speakers
- Dr Eoin Galavan Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
- John McKeon CEO - Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
- Gareth Maguire Chief Innovation Officer - Reddy A+U
10:00 - 11:00
Keynote: Human Rights-Based Healthcare By Design
Speaker
- Prof. J Lucey Inspectorate of Mental Health Services, Ireland
11:30 - 12:00
Design Thinking Skills for Frontline Workers
Speakers
- Julie Grennell Project Manager - Mater Transformation
- Dr Caoimhe Glancy Senior Registrar Psychiatry - HSE
11:30 - 12:00
Environment as Enabler of Trauma-informed Practice
Speaker
- Kevin McKenna Lecturer Practitioner - Dundalk Institute of Technology
11:30 - 11:50
Rethinking Lighting in Mental Healthcare and Supporting Wellbeing with Circadian Rhythms
Speaker
- Lee McCarthy Director - Light Years Ahead
11:30 - 11:50
Technology in Mental Health: Enhancing Patient Experience While Protecting Human Care
Speaker
- Philip Ross Co-Founder - Safehinge Primera
11:50 - 12:10
Choosing Windows for Mental Health Environments
Speaker
- John Blackwell Group Director - Britplas
11:50 - 12:10
Designing For Better Outcomes in Mental Healthcare
Speaker
- Jay Porter Project Consultant - Kingsway Group
12:00 - 12:30
From Insight to Impact: Co-Producing Better Healthcare Environments
Speakers
- Dehlia McCarthy Service & Interaction Designer - Childrens Health Ireland
- Paul Hendrick Service & Interaction Designer - Children's Health Ireland
12:00 - 12:30
Mossley Hill – Mersey Care’s Latest Innovative Mental Health Hospital
Speaker
- Robin Graham Director - Gilling Dod Architects
12:10 - 12:40
Beyond Compliance: An Evidence-Based Ligature Risk-Reduction Strategy
Speakers
- Siobhán Keogh Clinical Nurse Manager 3 - HSE Mid-West Mental Health Services
- Lorraine Naughton Assistant Director of Nursing - HSE Mid West
13:30 - 14:30
Keynote Panel: Embedding Design Principles in Healthcare
Speakers
- Dr Eve Stanley Consultant Geriatrician - HSE
- Deirdre Bradley HSCP Innovation Fellow and Design Lead - HSE Spark
- Dr. Michelle Howard Program Manager Mental Health and Wellbeing - HSE Health and Wellbeing
- Catherine Marsh Innovation Project Coordinator - HSE Spark
13:30 - 14:30
Keynote: National Forensic Hospital: A Focus on Recovery
Speakers
- Ruairi Reeves Director - Medical Architecture
- Karl Burton Associate - Scott Tallon Walker Architects
14:30 - 14:50
Design for Healthcare Environments: Broadening Perception and Perspective
Speaker
- Kevin McKenna Lecturer Practitioner - Dundalk Institute of Technology
14:30 - 15:00
Learning/Challenges/Opportunities in Custodial Environments in Ireland
Speakers
- Mary Kennedy Governor - Cloverhill Prison
- Dr David Joyce Clinical Lead, Care in Rehabilitation Directorate - Irish Prison Service
14:30 - 15:00
Regulation by Design: Creating Healthcare Environments that Support People, Not Just Patients
Speaker
- Jeanette Delahunty Psychologist - TSK Academy & Inclusive Mind Therapy Services
14:30 - 15:00
Sensory Differences and Environmental Design: A Case Study of Home Improvement Using the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG)
Speakers
- Karen Mahood Advanced Practitioner Occupational Therapist - South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
- Moira Scanlon Occupational Therapy Service Lead - South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
15:00 - 15:30
Connect Cafe for Travellers in Mental Health
Speakers
- Amanda Hunt Peer Educator - Regari Recovery College
- Colette Tuohy Coordinator - Travellers in Mental Health
15:00 - 15:30
Designing In, Not Out: Neuro-affirmative Healthcare Environments for Staff Wellbeing
Speakers
- Dr Paul Kenny Head of Architecture - University College Dublin
- Dr Susan O’Hara Senior Associate Clinical Innovations Leader Research & Evidence Based Design - NBBJ Architects
15:00 - 15:30
Seen, Heard, Helped – Bringing the EmPATH Model to Ireland
Speaker
- Maria Parker Psychotherapist & past Clinical Nurse Specialist (CAMHS)
15:00 - 15:30
The Introduction of Virtual Reality Into a Mental Health Setting
Speaker
- Shane Kirwan Nurse Practice Development Coordinator - St Patrick's Mental Health Services
16:00 - 16:30
Building the Evidence Base for Understanding Care Experiences in Irish Inpatient Mental Healthcare Settings
Speakers
- Anna Maria Verling Project Lead - National Care Experience Programme
- Lisa Ann Kennedy NCEP Analyst - Health Information and Quality Authority
- Elaine Meehan Programme Manager - National Care Experience Programme
- Tracy O Carroll Deputy Director - National Care Experience Programme
- Rachel Flynn Director National Care Experience Programme - Health Information & Quality Authority
16:00 - 16:30
Shining Bright – The Seren Lodge Story
Speakers
- Andrew Arnold Architect - Gilling Dod Architects
- Sarah Hull Interim Head of Clinical Service for Perinatal Mental Health and Eating Disorder Lead Provider Collaboratives - Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT
- Graham Wood Capital Project Manager Estates - Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
16:30 - 17:00
16:30 - 17:00
Standards, Guidelines and the Spaces Between: How the UK and Sweden Shape Hospital Design
Speaker
- Ana Grgurac Senior Architect - White Arkitekter
Tea & Coffee Break
Seminars
09:45 - 10:00
CEO Welcome
Speaker
- Charlotte Burrows CEO - Design in Mental Health Network
09:45 - 10:00
CEO Welcome
Speaker
- Charlotte Burrows CEO - Design in Mental Health Network
10:00 - 11:00
Keynote: Designing Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
Speakers
- Dr Eoin Galavan Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
- John McKeon CEO - Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
- Gareth Maguire Chief Innovation Officer - Reddy A+U
10:00 - 11:00
Keynote: Human Rights-Based Healthcare By Design
Speaker
- Prof. J Lucey Inspectorate of Mental Health Services, Ireland
11:30 - 12:00
Design Thinking Skills for Frontline Workers
Speakers
- Julie Grennell Project Manager - Mater Transformation
- Dr Caoimhe Glancy Senior Registrar Psychiatry - HSE
11:30 - 12:00
Environment as Enabler of Trauma-informed Practice
Speaker
- Kevin McKenna Lecturer Practitioner - Dundalk Institute of Technology
11:30 - 11:50
Rethinking Lighting in Mental Healthcare and Supporting Wellbeing with Circadian Rhythms
Speaker
- Lee McCarthy Director - Light Years Ahead
11:30 - 11:50
Technology in Mental Health: Enhancing Patient Experience While Protecting Human Care
Speaker
- Philip Ross Co-Founder - Safehinge Primera
11:50 - 12:10
Choosing Windows for Mental Health Environments
Speaker
- John Blackwell Group Director - Britplas
11:50 - 12:10
Designing For Better Outcomes in Mental Healthcare
Speaker
- Jay Porter Project Consultant - Kingsway Group
12:00 - 12:30
From Insight to Impact: Co-Producing Better Healthcare Environments
Speakers
- Dehlia McCarthy Service & Interaction Designer - Childrens Health Ireland
- Paul Hendrick Service & Interaction Designer - Children's Health Ireland
12:00 - 12:30
Mossley Hill – Mersey Care’s Latest Innovative Mental Health Hospital
Speaker
- Robin Graham Director - Gilling Dod Architects
12:10 - 12:40
Beyond Compliance: An Evidence-Based Ligature Risk-Reduction Strategy
Speakers
- Siobhán Keogh Clinical Nurse Manager 3 - HSE Mid-West Mental Health Services
- Lorraine Naughton Assistant Director of Nursing - HSE Mid West
13:30 - 14:30
Keynote Panel: Embedding Design Principles in Healthcare
Speakers
- Dr Eve Stanley Consultant Geriatrician - HSE
- Deirdre Bradley HSCP Innovation Fellow and Design Lead - HSE Spark
- Dr. Michelle Howard Program Manager Mental Health and Wellbeing - HSE Health and Wellbeing
- Catherine Marsh Innovation Project Coordinator - HSE Spark
13:30 - 14:30
Keynote: National Forensic Hospital: A Focus on Recovery
Speakers
- Ruairi Reeves Director - Medical Architecture
- Karl Burton Associate - Scott Tallon Walker Architects
14:30 - 14:50
Design for Healthcare Environments: Broadening Perception and Perspective
Speaker
- Kevin McKenna Lecturer Practitioner - Dundalk Institute of Technology
14:30 - 15:00
Learning/Challenges/Opportunities in Custodial Environments in Ireland
Speakers
- Mary Kennedy Governor - Cloverhill Prison
- Dr David Joyce Clinical Lead, Care in Rehabilitation Directorate - Irish Prison Service
14:30 - 15:00
Regulation by Design: Creating Healthcare Environments that Support People, Not Just Patients
Speaker
- Jeanette Delahunty Psychologist - TSK Academy & Inclusive Mind Therapy Services
14:30 - 15:00
Sensory Differences and Environmental Design: A Case Study of Home Improvement Using the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG)
Speakers
- Karen Mahood Advanced Practitioner Occupational Therapist - South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
- Moira Scanlon Occupational Therapy Service Lead - South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
15:00 - 15:30
Connect Cafe for Travellers in Mental Health
Speakers
- Amanda Hunt Peer Educator - Regari Recovery College
- Colette Tuohy Coordinator - Travellers in Mental Health
15:00 - 15:30
Designing In, Not Out: Neuro-affirmative Healthcare Environments for Staff Wellbeing
Speakers
- Dr Paul Kenny Head of Architecture - University College Dublin
- Dr Susan O’Hara Senior Associate Clinical Innovations Leader Research & Evidence Based Design - NBBJ Architects
15:00 - 15:30
Seen, Heard, Helped – Bringing the EmPATH Model to Ireland
Speaker
- Maria Parker Psychotherapist & past Clinical Nurse Specialist (CAMHS)
15:00 - 15:30
The Introduction of Virtual Reality Into a Mental Health Setting
Speaker
- Shane Kirwan Nurse Practice Development Coordinator - St Patrick's Mental Health Services
16:00 - 16:30
Building the Evidence Base for Understanding Care Experiences in Irish Inpatient Mental Healthcare Settings
Speakers
- Anna Maria Verling Project Lead - National Care Experience Programme
- Lisa Ann Kennedy NCEP Analyst - Health Information and Quality Authority
- Elaine Meehan Programme Manager - National Care Experience Programme
- Tracy O Carroll Deputy Director - National Care Experience Programme
- Rachel Flynn Director National Care Experience Programme - Health Information & Quality Authority
16:00 - 16:30
Shining Bright – The Seren Lodge Story
Speakers
- Andrew Arnold Architect - Gilling Dod Architects
- Sarah Hull Interim Head of Clinical Service for Perinatal Mental Health and Eating Disorder Lead Provider Collaboratives - Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT
- Graham Wood Capital Project Manager Estates - Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
16:30 - 17:00
16:30 - 17:00
Standards, Guidelines and the Spaces Between: How the UK and Sweden Shape Hospital Design
Speaker
- Ana Grgurac Senior Architect - White Arkitekter
Seminars
09:45 - 10:00
CEO Welcome
Speaker
- Charlotte Burrows CEO - Design in Mental Health Network
09:45 - 10:00
CEO Welcome
Speaker
- Charlotte Burrows CEO - Design in Mental Health Network
10:00 - 11:00
Keynote: Designing Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
Speakers
- Dr Eoin Galavan Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
- John McKeon CEO - Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
- Gareth Maguire Chief Innovation Officer - Reddy A+U
10:00 - 11:00
Keynote: Human Rights-Based Healthcare By Design
Speaker
- Prof. J Lucey Inspectorate of Mental Health Services, Ireland
11:30 - 12:00
Design Thinking Skills for Frontline Workers
Speakers
- Julie Grennell Project Manager - Mater Transformation
- Dr Caoimhe Glancy Senior Registrar Psychiatry - HSE
11:30 - 12:00
Environment as Enabler of Trauma-informed Practice
Speaker
- Kevin McKenna Lecturer Practitioner - Dundalk Institute of Technology
11:30 - 11:50
Rethinking Lighting in Mental Healthcare and Supporting Wellbeing with Circadian Rhythms
Speaker
- Lee McCarthy Director - Light Years Ahead
11:30 - 11:50
Technology in Mental Health: Enhancing Patient Experience While Protecting Human Care
Speaker
- Philip Ross Co-Founder - Safehinge Primera
11:50 - 12:10
Choosing Windows for Mental Health Environments
Speaker
- John Blackwell Group Director - Britplas
11:50 - 12:10
Designing For Better Outcomes in Mental Healthcare
Speaker
- Jay Porter Project Consultant - Kingsway Group
12:00 - 12:30
From Insight to Impact: Co-Producing Better Healthcare Environments
Speakers
- Dehlia McCarthy Service & Interaction Designer - Childrens Health Ireland
- Paul Hendrick Service & Interaction Designer - Children's Health Ireland
12:00 - 12:30
Mossley Hill – Mersey Care’s Latest Innovative Mental Health Hospital
Speaker
- Robin Graham Director - Gilling Dod Architects
12:10 - 12:40
Beyond Compliance: An Evidence-Based Ligature Risk-Reduction Strategy
Speakers
- Siobhán Keogh Clinical Nurse Manager 3 - HSE Mid-West Mental Health Services
- Lorraine Naughton Assistant Director of Nursing - HSE Mid West
13:30 - 14:30
Keynote Panel: Embedding Design Principles in Healthcare
Speakers
- Dr Eve Stanley Consultant Geriatrician - HSE
- Deirdre Bradley HSCP Innovation Fellow and Design Lead - HSE Spark
- Dr. Michelle Howard Program Manager Mental Health and Wellbeing - HSE Health and Wellbeing
- Catherine Marsh Innovation Project Coordinator - HSE Spark
13:30 - 14:30
Keynote: National Forensic Hospital: A Focus on Recovery
Speakers
- Ruairi Reeves Director - Medical Architecture
- Karl Burton Associate - Scott Tallon Walker Architects
14:30 - 14:50
Design for Healthcare Environments: Broadening Perception and Perspective
Speaker
- Kevin McKenna Lecturer Practitioner - Dundalk Institute of Technology
14:30 - 15:00
Learning/Challenges/Opportunities in Custodial Environments in Ireland
Speakers
- Mary Kennedy Governor - Cloverhill Prison
- Dr David Joyce Clinical Lead, Care in Rehabilitation Directorate - Irish Prison Service
14:30 - 15:00
Regulation by Design: Creating Healthcare Environments that Support People, Not Just Patients
Speaker
- Jeanette Delahunty Psychologist - TSK Academy & Inclusive Mind Therapy Services
14:30 - 15:00
Sensory Differences and Environmental Design: A Case Study of Home Improvement Using the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG)
Speakers
- Karen Mahood Advanced Practitioner Occupational Therapist - South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
- Moira Scanlon Occupational Therapy Service Lead - South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
15:00 - 15:30
Connect Cafe for Travellers in Mental Health
Speakers
- Amanda Hunt Peer Educator - Regari Recovery College
- Colette Tuohy Coordinator - Travellers in Mental Health
15:00 - 15:30
Designing In, Not Out: Neuro-affirmative Healthcare Environments for Staff Wellbeing
Speakers
- Dr Paul Kenny Head of Architecture - University College Dublin
- Dr Susan O’Hara Senior Associate Clinical Innovations Leader Research & Evidence Based Design - NBBJ Architects
15:00 - 15:30
Seen, Heard, Helped – Bringing the EmPATH Model to Ireland
Speaker
- Maria Parker Psychotherapist & past Clinical Nurse Specialist (CAMHS)
15:00 - 15:30
The Introduction of Virtual Reality Into a Mental Health Setting
Speaker
- Shane Kirwan Nurse Practice Development Coordinator - St Patrick's Mental Health Services
16:00 - 16:30
Building the Evidence Base for Understanding Care Experiences in Irish Inpatient Mental Healthcare Settings
Speakers
- Anna Maria Verling Project Lead - National Care Experience Programme
- Lisa Ann Kennedy NCEP Analyst - Health Information and Quality Authority
- Elaine Meehan Programme Manager - National Care Experience Programme
- Tracy O Carroll Deputy Director - National Care Experience Programme
- Rachel Flynn Director National Care Experience Programme - Health Information & Quality Authority
16:00 - 16:30
Shining Bright – The Seren Lodge Story
Speakers
- Andrew Arnold Architect - Gilling Dod Architects
- Sarah Hull Interim Head of Clinical Service for Perinatal Mental Health and Eating Disorder Lead Provider Collaboratives - Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT
- Graham Wood Capital Project Manager Estates - Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
16:30 - 17:00
16:30 - 17:00
Standards, Guidelines and the Spaces Between: How the UK and Sweden Shape Hospital Design
Speaker
- Ana Grgurac Senior Architect - White Arkitekter
