LIVING LAB
Water Meadow View is a purpose-built mental health facility setting the gold standard for delivering technology-enabled, person-centred care. The Lister Alliance is leveraging the facility’s future-ready infrastructure to enable the co-design and testing of therapeutic technologies led by the needs of staff and patients.
Patient Safety: Water Meadow View
Government Priority
Mental health services
Setting Category
Secondary care
Setting type
Learning disability in-patient unit
Why this matters
Mental health services are under immense pressure and need significant investment to deliver vital specialised care to people with complex needs. By implementing thoughtfully designed digital solutions in the therapeutic environment, we can create a personalised patient experience that supports autonomous and compassionate care.
Water Meadow View aims to provide a blueprint for the future of mental healthcare, where technology enhances the therapeutic environment, supports staff and prioritises patient safety.
Implementing secure digital solutions
This Living Lab explores technologies and approaches, including:
Smart lighting
Wearables
Passive monitoring
Environmental sensing
Vision analytics & AI-enabled CCTV
Occupancy monitoring and management
Creating better outcomes
Through collaboration and real-world testing, this Living Lab:
Improves mental health and learning disability care
Improves patient and staff safety and protection
Promotes autonomy and independence for patients
Supports the transition from care settings to community
Utilises the building as an active contributor to the care environment
Who's involved
The Water Meadow View Living Lab brings together NHS, technology partners and academic researchers to co-design, test and evaluate digital solutions before wider adoption.
The latest insights
Get involved
Interested in contributing to the Water Meadow View Living Lab? Get in touch to discuss collaboration opportunities, research or new challenges.
