Publications

Star Wards 1: The original Click here to download the full handbook (4.5mb pdf) 64 pages of ideas on how to turn your ward into a Star Ward. Including contributions from Louis Appleby, Malcolm Rae, Henry Stewart and Phil Dourado; plus, of course, the core 75 ideas for making the most of inpatients’ time.
Star Wards 2: The Sequel Click here to download the full handbook (5mb pdf) The sequel to the now legendary Star Wards 1 contains literally hundreds of ideas from Star Wards members throughout the UK. There are also over 30 pages of features, and information about the development of Star Wards and our plans for the future. Star Wards 2: The Sequel - the iphone app!!! Oh yes. We've gone all Apple. You can now download free the whole Star Wards 2 publication so that if you've got an iPhone, you never need to be without all those examples of fantabulous inpatient care. And some lovely photos of Buddy. iPhoners can cyber-skip to the iTunes store, put Star Wards 2 into the search box and then just click on the Free button. (And sync it with your gorgeous, life-changing constant companion.) There are also options for sharing the link.
New and exciting!! Using TV for TalkWell training. Download here
Star Wards At A Glance Guide in Full Colour It’s gorgeous. It’s helpful. It’s downloadable here
Ward Ideas Chart Now in magnificent technicolour, this full-colour A3 chart lists all 75 ideas with space for your own ward ideas and actions. Download it here
PowerPoint Presentation Why create your own Star Wards’ presentation from scratch? Here’s one we prepared earlier.
As with all our resources, feel free to use as much or as little of it as you fancy. The presentation may look a bit word-lite. Not a bullet-point in sight. The info is all in the speaker's notes visible if you use the View>normal way of looking at the doc. Download advice for people using PCs: try either right clicking on blue link above and select ‘Save target as…’ Or… Click on link which may (or may not) open it in Internet Explorer. To see the full, lovely version (including notes under each slide) go to file button on toolbar and select ‘Save as…’ Star Wards Members Quick Guide A quick guide. For Star Wards members. (Not a member yet? Find out more here). Star Wards Reports Guides, reports and suggestions from Star Wards. Covering everything from the evidence-base for Star Wards to how to involve service users in the development, planning, running and evaluation of mental health services. New and heart-warming! Prof Alan Simpson's report on the Stupidly Big Star Wards' Members' Survey, showing how brilliantly wards are making use of taking part Star Wards Members' Survey Report Suggestions for involving service users The Evidence Base for Star Wards Star Wards Survey of Pilot Sites The Sense of Calm A lovely collection of ideas for multi-sensory experiences to soothe and heal. The Sense of Calm Having Problems? If you have Acrobat reader plugin installed in your browser the pdfs should open in a new window. You can then save them to your hard disk. You can also download it directly to your hard disk by: Mac users - Control-click on the link above and select ‘Save linked file to the desktop’. PC users - Right-click the link to the PDF file, and choose ‘Save Link As’ from the pop-up menu. Having difficulties downloading the full pdf of the handbook? Please email us and we'll send any of the above publications at direct to your pc: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it