HLM Architects - designed South West Yorkshire Mental Health
unit completes
South West Yorkshire Mental Health
NHS Trust’s, £5.7 million enhanced medium-secure
Learning Disability Unit at Newton Lodge, Fieldhead
Hospital in Wakefield has been completed. The scheme,
procured via P21, was designed by HLM Architects and
Interserve Health was the Principal Supply Chain Partner
for the development.
The new, 1,778 sq m unit is attached to the existing
Medium Secure facilities at Newton Lodge. It provides a
7-bed assessment and treatment ward, a 13-bed continuing
care ward, a dedicated therapy and education area as
well as offices and staff accommodation.
The design of the assessment and treatment ward respects
the privacy and needs of those that require intensive
therapy. Maximum daylight is delivered to all the day
spaces through traditional windows, glazed screens and
numerous roof lights. All of the bedrooms have en-suite
facilities, and the area is spacious and well-provided
with natural light, a theme which continues throughout
the unit. The 13-bed continuing care ward provides ‘slow
stream’ rehabilitation and, again, all bedrooms are
en-suite.
The two wards are conjoined and designed so the capacity
of each ward can be expanded or contracted depending on
clinical need. This design feature will also allow a
suite of rooms to be isolated to provide an extra high
quality intensive care area for one individual without
impinging on the quality of care given to other
patients.
The therapy and education area accommodates many
activities which are currently provided at ward level,
but enables them to be undertaken in more appropriate
surroundings. As dedicated space, any expansion in bed
numbers will not have a detrimental effect on the
existing day service provision.
The office and staff facilities provide accommodation
for staff close to the clinical area as well as good
quality rest facilities away from the clinical area.
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