AndyJohnstonAssociates working in partnership with Pineapple Furniture researched and designed the JAK De-escalation couch.
This project was 2 years in development and involved over 200 experts inputting into design and test days. Those who contributed included; inpatients, experts by experience, carers, registered nurses, physical intervention trainers, an ergonomic specialist, non-registeredhealthcare staff, specialist designers and manufacturing experts.
JAK was designed with safety and comfort of patient and staff in mind and tested over 12 months in live training environment using various styles of ‘de-escalation seated’ procedures from a range of training providers.
JAK are the initials of the 3 specialist researchers who delivered the project:
Jonathon Salter (Specialist Nurse)
Andy Johnston (Clinical Director)
Kash Butt (Specialist Senior Tutor PMVA).
We started with a drawing, then plasticine, then several prototypes. See the attached brochure for further details on the finished product.