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FIRST LOOK: CLITHEROE’S NEW HOSPITAL


First glimpse inside Clitheroe’s brand new community hospital


PICTURE SPECIAL , * „ *


By Faiza Afzaal faiza.afzaal@jpress.co.uk @Clithadvertiser


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Times a sneak preview inside Clitheroe’s long-awaited new community hospital. After many years ofplan-


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• getting -r- and say it’s a 21st Century hospital in a new, • modern and fit-for-purpose building. The photographs show


the work on the buildings - progressing well and the art­ ist impressions show what


• readers can expect once the multi-million pound health facility is open.


One of the roof terraces takes shape at the new Clitlieroe Community Hospital. All photos: Georgie Brewster Anartist’simpresslonofthewaitingarea


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‘Were extremely happy withprogress onbuilding’ Continued from pagel


• Clitheroe Community Hospital is an NHS-Property Services project and once complete the building will


. be handed over to the East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. • Andy Pratt, project direc-


; tor at JJHS Property Servic­ es, said: “We are extremely


happy with the progress on the building and we look forward to the anticipated handover in April. This new 32-bed in patient facility with all the supporting infra­ structure will provide the. residents o f the Ribble Valley and surrounding areas - a state-of-the-art facility fit for the 21st century.”


Craig Henderson, project


manager at ELHT, said: “The construction team are onpro- gramme, with the building sealed and work on most of the internal infrastructure moving on welL We will soon see the flooring, doors, sinks and the beginning of the internal fixtures and fittings being introduced.”


The new hospital wards


have been carefully designed to ensure they create a com-


• fortable and relaxing setting for people suffering with


• dementia-related illnesses. John Dean, associate ,


: increasing evidence that the physical environment


m e d ic a l d ir e c to r fo r ELHT, said: “There i s f


within which we deliver care- has a major impact on the. . outcomes of care for dementia


.patients , the experience of care for them and their


carersandtheexperienceand reward for staff.


“The Trust has developed a


programme of simple chang­ es to ward and communal ar­ eas across all Trust sites and


will also be introducing these dementia friendly princi­ ples within the new Clitheroe Community Hospital. ■ “These enhancements will


help people with dementia, improve the environment for staff and generally provide a more comfortable, calm and relaxing setting for all pa­ tients.”


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