INPATIENT FACILITIES


An artist’s impression of the new Foss Park facility.


The interaction between servicing and maintaining the hospital, and minimising the impact of such activity on the therapy, was another key aspect to the design. Service walkways within the roof zone minimise the need for access into private areas. Waste and laundry rooms are located on the periphery of the ward areas, to allow access from outside, and again limit the need for non-medical staff to enter the service-users’ living spaces. The brief was to provide ground floor ward accommodation, and the site at Haxby Road allowed for each ward to be 100 per cent percent single-bedded, with en-suite bathrooms, and for all the bedrooms to be at a single ground-floor level. Not only was the brief achieved, but the provision of single-sided bedroom corridors provided views into courtyards, with lots of natural light. This not only reduces ‘hot spots’ in artificially lit corridors outside the service- users’ bedroom doors, but also extends the therapy zone, enabling staff to have quiet ‘one-to-ones’ onthe seating areas looking on to the gardens.


Exterior to reflect history of Bootham


The external appearance of the hospital was carefully considered, taking into account the consultation, and the feedback from the public and stakeholder groups. It was clear that there was a strong desire for the new building to reflect the history of Bootham, and to offer a strong sense of permanence which would stand the test of time. York’s rich history, and the landscaped setting of the site, have combined to inform the architectural response. The new building will be largely hidden from view when observed from Haxby Road. On entering the site its principle elevation has been designed as a contemporary representation of the scale and texture of York, reflecting the city’s character and distinctiveness. The main entrance is clearly legible and inviting, with the two-storey front elevation providing an ordered and structured brickwork


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composition – breaking down the mass and relating to human scale. This is achieved by dividing the frontage into a series of ‘bays’, which will provide a sense of rhythm, and create a streetscape echoing the York vernacular.


A fantastic journey


The development of the new inpatient hospital in York began in 2015, and is due for completion this Spring; it has been a fantastic journey – one that that has allowed the consideration of what modern mental healthcare looks like today, and where it may take us in the future. From extensive consultation and participation, through detailed design and construction, the project has benefitted from knowledge, experience, and scrutiny, at all stages.


There is no doubt that with


collaboration between clinical and design teams a rewarding and highly successful outcome can be achieved. There was just one other key consideration – that the project could not continue to be referred to as ‘the new hospital on Haxby Road’. In keeping with the ethos of the scheme, a


Derek Shepherd


Derek Shepherd BA Hons, BArch, PGDip, RIBA, is a director at P+HS Architects, and a highly experienced healthcare designer. He is a great advocate of user interaction within the design process, qualified in Participatory Design, and enjoys working closely with clinical stakeholders, service-users, carers, and families.


His ‘real passion’ lies in creating architecture that ‘positively impacts on people’s health and wellbeing; creating inspiring, functional, safe environments that enable staff to deliver the very best service, and where patients and carers feel welcome, calm, and optimistic about their future’. P+HS said: “His experience and extraordinarily detailed understanding of the sector enable him to design from a service delivery perspective, resulting in buildings that deliver on the aspirations of those who commission them.”


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potential name was discussed, and options provided for consultation and input from the wider stakeholding community. The new York inpatient unit on Haxby Road has been finally been ‘born’ as Foss Park Hospital. From Bootham to Foss Park, we have come a long way, but perhaps the last word should go to Martin Dale, Strategic Project manager at Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust. He said: “Working collaboratively with service- users, carers, and clinical staff alongside P+HS Architects has helped develop a real sense of partnership, and a positive influence on future inpatient provision, and has also helped reduce historical stigma. Neither the building, nor the service alone, could have achieved such progress. It is the marriage of these elements which has supported such a creative and inclusive design.


“We certainly have come a long way from the 1700s, but more recently our journey from 2015 has been managed in record time, and P+HS, our service-users and carers, and our clinical staff, have been key players in this significant transformation.”


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