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• Rochdale medical centre takes shape
Green light for Essex fracture clinic
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edical Architecture has secured planning permission for a new fracture clinic at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, Essex. By carefully inserting the lightweight new building on redundant space between buildings; the new development enables the orthopaedic department to expand the range of services provided locally. The clinic provides X-ray services, consultation, treatment spaces, and plaster-setting services, as well as ancillary clinical support and staff relaxation rooms. Medical Architecture co-designed the layout with clinical consultants who wanted consultation and exam rooms laid out in a ‘butterfly’ configuration, with an exam room either side of a single consultation room. This arrangement provides an
efficient modern clinical environment to
support NHS acute services. Bob Wills, director at Medical
Architecture, said: “This modest project illustrates how good planning, architecture, and technical design can deliver facilities which expand clinical capacity and improve operational efficiency in a complex hospital setting. “Patients and staff will benefit from this new purposeful, accessible, and well-ordered building.” Rose Frawley, the practice’s senior technologist, added: “We have worked closely with clinicians aiming to provide a new standard of excellence for the hospital. “By restoring the fracture clinic services to Harlow, a bright, therapeutic new environment has been developed with an emphasis on quality and efficiency through good design.”
www.medicalarchitecture.com
Emergency care investment benefits St John’s
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HS Lothian has approved capital funding for an ambitious programme to expand and
transform the emergency department at St John’s Hospital in Livingston. The health board and West Lothian Integration Joint Board (IJB) have jointly developed the plan to upgrade facilities, redesign existing space, and expand the footprint of the busy department, which treats between 150-200 patients a day. The plans represent a major capital investment of £3.96m and will enable staff to manage rising demand, see patients more swiftly, and deal with the current and expected increase in serious and complex cases. More assessment space and
treatment bays, a better waiting area, and a dedicated minor injuries unit are just some of the improvements included
in the recently-unveiled plan. NHS Lothian chief executive, Tim Davison, explains: “Population growth in West Lothian is significant as it is an attractive place to live and work. “Add to this the fact that people are living longer and it is not difficult to understand why we are seeing more people than ever attend the emergency department.
“It is vital that our services keep pace with that rising demand and are fit for the future.
“These purpose-built facilities will
create an excellent environment for patients and ensure they have fast access to the most-appropriate care. “Redesign will also create a dynamic workplace for staff that offers more opportunities for professional development and training.”
Gilling Dod Architects has revealed details of a planning application for new adult and children’s hospitals on the Leeds General Infirmary site. The development is part of a longer-term Hospitals of the Future programme to transform healthcare for patients in the region. The hospitals will be designed to support the next generation of healthcare and will be built around the latest technologies. They will also play a significant role in Leeds’ emerging Innovation District, a hub for health research, innovation and technology.
www.gillingdod.com
Construction of a new £2.3m health centre at Kirkholt in Rochdale has begun. Developed by One Partnership in conjunction with Eric Wright Health and Care; the 550sq m, two-storey building was designed by Triangle Architects and will be built by Nu Construction. Once completed next spring, it will house a range of GP-led primary care services.
www.ericwright.co.uk www.one-partnership.co.uk www.triangle-architects.ltd.uk www.nuconstruction.co.uk
• New hospitals for Leeds
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