This older, more compact, 32 bed ward needed help. It also featured four individual side rooms, multiple corridor work stations, a windowless relatives waiting room and two internal, windowless offices for the Ward Sister and doctors.
The initial focus for the image set was on the wards internal horseshoe-shaped corridor as this was the area patients were encouraged to walk in. By placing images throughout this area it motivates the patients to walk further around to look at the whole set. The nurses working from the central nurses station also benefited from this picture placement. The patients waiting room received especially chosen images as this is an area where good and bad news is communicated.
The image set was extended into internal offices and patient side rooms but again, we refrained from putting Wellbeing Windows artworks into the patient multi-bed bay areas.
30 Artworks
A3 – A0
Feb 2020
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This Grade II listed building, built in 1930, is the former home of the Violet Melchett Infant Welfare Centre. In 2022 a major refurbishment was undertaken to create a new Violet Melchett Health and Wellbeing Hub.
Alan Morkill house is a 50 room care home over looking Memorial Park. It is a large property spread out over four floors and each level has its own lounge and dining room for residents to use during the day.
We chose imagery to create a positive environment as clients climbed the stairs to begin their appointment. This effect was also important as clients exited the building after their appointment too.