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Ground broken for new low-secure Maghull facility
VINCI’s IHP team, a joint venture between VINCI Construction UK and Sir Robert McAlpine, has officially broken ground at the site of a new 40-bed specialist low- secure hospital for people with learning disabilities at Maghull Health Park, Merseyside.
Preliminary work is now under way for what architects, Gilling Dod, describe as the new ‘state-of-the-art’ hospital – ‘a landmark for a new model of care’ at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. The £33 m hospital will be built on approximately 6.5 acres of land to the east of Villas Road on the Mersey Care-owned site, following approvals from Sefton Council’s Planning Committee and the Department of Health and Social Care. Mersey Care’s CEO, Professor Joe Rafferty CBE, said: “We are delighted to have
started work on this new chapter of learning disability care. It builds on a long tradition of hospitals providing specialist care in the Maghull area, and is another part of our development of Maghull Health Park as a centre of excellence. This new hospital has been designed with great precision and care. It will look beautiful, and will include low-carbon features and be energy-efficient. Essentially, though,” he added, “it will provide support for people across the region requiring complex care in a therapeutic low secure setting to the very highest standards.” NHS England Regional Medical director for Commissioning, Dr Michael Gregory, added: “I’m delighted to see Mersey Care’s commitment to an innovative new model of care being realised in Maghull. We want to see this site supporting vulnerable people through services and back into their own communities, and I look forward to seeing work here progress.” The building is expected to be completed in summer 2023.
Pedestal table’s ‘corkscrew’ design
When furniture manufacturer, Pineapple Contracts, first developed its Ryno range, the goal was to create durable furniture which ‘combined dependable safety with a warm and welcoming aesthetic’.
The newest addition to the Ryno
range – the pedestal table – continues to embody this ethos. The company said: “Behind its slender profile and soft curves there lies a strong interior construction to withstand the rigours of daily life in mental health environments.” A ‘unique corkscrew design’ creates
a very strong connection between the table top and base, secured with anti- tamper fixings for safety. The rotationally moulded polyethylene base is coupled with a solid-grade laminate table top to provide a durable, water-resistant surface, making the table suitable for both indoor and outdoor use. The Ryno pedestal table is available
in two options – heavily weighted (to 120 kg) to deter lifting, or as a floor- fixed option which Pineapple says makes the table totally immovable, for added safety. It added: “The innovative floor-fixing method is totally inaccessible and hidden from view, preventing it from becoming a target for tampering or damage.”
Plans for new £46 million Bexhill inpatient facility confirmed
Following a 12-week public consultation, the local NHS has confirmed plans for a new 54-bed inpatient mental health services facility in East Sussex, to be built on a site in North East Bexhill by March 2024, at cost of around £46 m. Members of the East Sussex Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (HOSC) endorsed the plans at a meeting in early December, following approval by NHS governing bodies. Last June, the NHS East Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SPFT) put forward a proposal to move mental health inpatient services at the Department of Psychiatry in Eastbourne District General Hospital (pictured) to new facilities to be built on a different site, either in Bexhill or near Hailsham.
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The proposal enables the local NHS to benefit from national funding being made available to eradicate dormitory accommodation in all inpatient services. A public consultation into the proposals between June and September saw hundreds make their views known – including service-users, carers, families, representative groups, charities, politicians, and members of the public. The Trust said: “Most respondents to the consultation strongly supported the
proposals, with the site in Mount View Street, North East Bexhill, the preferred location. There was also strong support for a long-term vision to create ‘campus’- style facilities on a single site to address all mental health inpatient needs across East Sussex for many years to come.” Dr David Warden, Clinical Chair of the East Sussex CCG Governing Body, said: “Our plan to build a new hospital in Bexhill enables us to remove outdated dormitory accommodation at the Department of Psychiatry, and replace it with individual bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms for all our patients. This means people with serious mental health problems will receive high-quality care in modern and safe accommodation which preserves their privacy and dignity, and provides the best therapeutic environment.”
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