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A multi-million pound project to create state-of-the-art facilities to support mental health patients in Norfolk and Suffolk has achieved sectional completion for three new wards and gym facility.  Service users, carers and staff have all been involved with the development of the new building to improve facilities for inpatient care at #HellesdonHospital. The investment is the single largest capital investment ever to improve facilities at the Trust which will modernise inpatient mental health care and benefit service users, their families and carers, and staff.Construction of the new Norfolk and #Suffolk #NHS Foundation Trust #NSFT mental health facility near #Norwich is expected to welcome service users and staff at the end of January 2025. The new #RiversCentre wards will allow the Trust to provide modern, purpose-built environments and therapeutic space as well as additional capacity, providing an extra 15 beds for the Trust.  This will help to reduce the use of out of area and independent sector placements for people living locally who need inpatient mental health care, treatment, and support.  #VINCI Building’s Regional Director, Paul Tumelty said: “At #IHP our purpose is to contribute our skills and expertise to benefit and improve the lives of people that live and work in our communities. We are delighted that Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust gave us the opportunity to fulfil our purpose at the Rivers Centre and bring their vision to life for a state of the art facility to support mental health patients.” Katie Fenn, Senior Project Manager at VINCI Building said: “This project is an example of what can be achieved with the right planning, design, dedication and collaboration to create a centre that will impact positively on communities, businesses, and local people.“I am extremely proud of the team and our supply chain partners who have worked tirelessly on the new Rivers Centre, and I look forward to the buildings becoming a reality.” This investment will play a significant role in enhancing care for local people, recognising wherever possible people needing inpatient care should receive care in a facility as close to home as possible. The project consists of three new ward buildings, a purpose-built gym and a hub, which has been carefully designed to promote a feeling of community. This central area will house a main reception and café and will be the ‘heart’ of the development. The project has focused on ensuring a sustainable future, with electricity supplied from solar panels and heating via air source heat pumps. The new facility makes full use of the natural environment with the aim of providing a haven where both patients and staff can relax away from clinical areas. It is hoped that this will have a positive impact on everyone’s wellbeing, while also playing an important role in service users’ recovery. Delivered by Integrated Health Projects (IHP), the joint venture between VINCI Building and #SirRobertMcAlpine.

A multi-million pound project to create state-of-the-art facilities to support mental health patients in #Norfolk and #Suffolk has achieved sectional completion for three new wards and gym facility.  Service users, carers and staff have all been involved with the development of the new building to improve facilities for inpatient care at #HellesdonHospital. The investment is the single largest capital investment ever to improve facilities at the Trust which will modernise inpatient mental health care and benefit service users, their families and carers, and staff. Construction of the new Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (#NSFT) mental health facility near Norwich is expected to welcome service users and staff at the end of January 2025. The new #RiversCentre wards will allow the Trust to provide modern, purpose-built environments and therapeutic space as well as additional capacity, providing an extra 15 beds for the Trust. This will help to reduce the use of out of area and independent sector placements for people living locally who need inpatient mental health care, treatment, and support.  #VINCI Building’s Regional Director, Paul Tumelty said: “At #IHP our purpose is to contribute our skills and expertise to benefit and improve the lives of people that live and work in our communities. We are delighted that Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust gave us the opportunity to fulfil our purpose at the Rivers Centre and bring their vision to life for a state of the art facility to support mental health patients.” Katie Fenn, Senior Project Manager at VINCI Building said: “This project is an example of what can be achieved with the right planning, design, dedication and collaboration to create a centre that will impact positively on communities, businesses, and local people. “I am extremely proud of the team and our supply chain partners who have worked tirelessly on the new Rivers Centre, and I look forward to the buildings becoming a reality.” This investment will play a significant role in enhancing care for local people, recognising wherever possible people needing inpatient care should receive care in a facility as close to home as possible. The project consists of three new ward buildings, a purpose-built gym and a hub, which has been carefully designed to promote a feeling of community. This central area will house a main reception and café and will be the ‘heart’ of the development. The project has focused on ensuring a sustainable future, with electricity supplied from solar panels and heating via air source heat pumps. The new facility makes full use of the natural environment with the aim of providing a haven where both patients and staff can relax away from clinical areas. It is hoped that this will have a positive impact on everyone’s wellbeing, while also playing an important role in service users’ recovery. The joint venture between VINCI Building and #SirRobertMcAlpine.

Two notable things published today. The Chief Medical Officer’s Report and the revised NPPF which is out for consultation. Chris Witty our CMO focuses on the health of people in cities – and says clearly that design and policy making influences health in our cities / large built up areas. “It is possible to design cities in such a way that they enhance health through decisions on transport, housing, schooling, food policy, licencing and pollution. The evidence base is there to achieve this.” This isn't just a designer saying what I do is important....its evidence/support from the most senior medical official that the UK has to support that design in and of the built environment makes a difference to people's lives. Secondly, and by no means least - the proposed revisions to the NPPF have been published and are also a positive (I think - from a relatively quick skim - I am sure others will tell me I'm wrong). A key takeaway - we no longer have a need for "beauty" but there is new mention of working together and 'consistently' to strategically improve health and deliver health infrastructure (hospitals, schools, universities etc included in that). The thing is, our built environment is one of the biggest determinants of people's individual health and currently there isn’t much by way of dialogue between those that talk 'health' and those that talk 'buildings and places'. In my mind, we've got a bit of an issue. Our population relies on the NHS too heavily at the moment (which our government says is broken) and we don’t have the cash to create more supply (or to patch up the NHS to something that resembles the health service we all want). So, is the only really sensible option one that looks to reduce demand at source - ie improve health of the population? Prevention is better than cure – right? Our built environment needs to work harder and smarter and in more targeted ways. This means taking the job of 'building health' more seriously. Do you think the built environment / planning policy does enough to analyse health impacts? Do you know how your latest project influences the local / national population’s health? Do you know what it is that makes a place ‘healthy’? If we are going to build 1.5million more homes in the next 5 years….who is fighting for them to be well-designed, health-creating places? and what of context? It's always about context isn’t it? As Mr Witty says – Spreading the jam evenly (often the easiest way to deliver health services) will not get the most effective or efficient outcomes when the potentially avoidable ill health in cities is so heavily concentrated in particular localities and communities. How about we focus our efforts on working together to build healthier places that reduce health inequalities? #seriousaboutsociety #humanaboutarchitecture Hawkins\Brown With thanks to Clare Delmar, Clare Richards Leanne Tritton Robert Fiehn for discussions on this over the last few weeks.

Health on the High Street - making it happen. 🤝 “There’s a need to be able to quickly assess if a building is suitable for conversion for health or NHS use – and because of the sheer numbers and different styles of properties available, we don’t have the capacity to evaluate every single one,” explains Jaime. “To use healthcare language, we need to be able to rapidly ‘triage’ a building to assess its capacity, and we have developed a system for that, where we can assess details like floor to ceiling heights, the suitability of the structure and the availability of drainage, but also how it might deliver on the more strategic outcomes, such as if the location is good for the population it is going to serve. “We also map indices of deprivation because we know poverty and health run in parallel and healthcare should be delivered to the areas with the highest need. “So, we have a checklist where we can assess suitability quickly and identify the best opportunities.” - Jaime Bishop, Director at Fleet Architects Ltd and Lead Architect at Health Spaces. Jaime Bishop discusses ‘triage’ assessment techniques to asses the suitability of buildings. ➡️New blog post: https://ow.ly/8ybP50QOFYo #NHS #healthonthehighstreet #health #community

Shopping centres are becoming community health hubs – more services are provided outside of hospitals with spin-off benefits for town centre regeneration and NHS carbon footprint reduction. 📈🤝 The Health on the High Street model – where town centre buildings, such as empty retail units and leisure centres, or even former industrial buildings, are repurposed at convenient locations close to public transport links and/or a walkable distance from homes – is becoming increasingly popular. Utilising our expertise in healthcare design and construction, Health Spaces is able to support NHS Trusts looking at Health on the High Street initiatives, delivering innovative ways of increasing accessibility to healthcare while providing exceptional spaces for patients and staff. ➡️Find out more: https://ow.ly/KWe750Rl78Q Health Spaces | Healthcare Excellence - Seamlessly Delivered #healthonthehighstreet #healthcare #community #NHS #healthycommunities

🎯 CONFERENCE FOCUS - Strategic Health & Social Care Planning Strategic Health & Social Care Planning is one of five key themes at this year’s Conference. This stream of the programme explores how the estates and facilities profession can effectively support and influence the delivery of the Integrated Care Systems’ future strategic planning requirements. 🎤 Topics covered under this theme include: > Health Investment Plans, Working with Local Authorities, Securing Sec106 and CIL Funding and Project Delivery - presented by Karina Dare. > Delivering Vital New Health Infrastructure With Local Authority Partners - presented by Caroline Couzens and Hugh Robinson. > Unlocking Value in the NHS Estate Through Master Planning and Collaborative Working - presented by Dr Jane Fitch. > Making the Most Out of Capital Funding: Multi-Agency Strategic Infrastructure Planning, Accessing CHP Capital and Effective Project Delivery at Pace - presented by Eugene Prinsloo and Philippa Robinson. > Reducing Emergency Admissions: a Person-focused, Preventative Approach to Community Health - presented by Erica Daley and Paul Yeomans RIBA FRSA. > Case study: Re-imagining the Whalley site: 100+ Acres to Create a Unique Community For Health and Wellbeing - presented by Joanna Stark and Emma Ingham. > Case study: North Manchester General Hospital: a Healthcare-led Approach To Civic Regeneration - presented by Michelle Humphreys and Emma Tanti. > PLUS: an update from IHEEM’s Strategic Estates Management (SEM) Advisory Platform, with Suzanne MacCormick, Paul Fenton MBE and Paul Holt MBA MCIOB >> View the Conference programme: https://lnkd.in/gy6Qhbyj << 🎟 Access the full Conference Programme with a Delegate Pass, which features a range of on-site benefits such as inclusive parking and catering. Book your Pass at: https://lnkd.in/eryjkDqf 🎤 In addition to the Conference content, the Keynote programme (open to all event visitors and free of charge to attend) features a session on Strategic Health & Social Care Planning (Day 1 – 2.00pm). This Keynote features talks and live Q&A with Matthew Ward (National Estates Strategy Lead - NHS England), Michael Wood (Head of Health Economic Partnerships at NHS Confederation) and Richard Lennard (Executive Commercial Director, New Hospital Programme). The session will be chaired by Claire Hennessy. IHEEM (The Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management) NHS Estates and Facilities NHS England New Hospital Programme NHS Confederation Pozzoni Architecture Limited Loxie Medical Architecture NHS Property Services Ltd gbpartnerships Community Health Partnerships #SocialCare #NHS #StrategicEstates #CapitalFunding #CILFunding #InfrastructurePlanning #CHPCapital #CommunityHealth #CivicRegeneration

"Accommodation Search" Is The Wrong Approach for Hospital Discharges Your ideal property doesn't exist... yet! - Here's why: The 12-point NHS discharge plan makes "Accommodation Search" Point 7 of 12. That needs to change for people with complex needs. People with complex needs require bespoke housing solutions that match their specific requirements - not compromises based on what's available. This means custom-developed properties with carefully considered design features, sensory considerations, and specialist staff teams. The development timeline for these properties is typically 6-18 months. This includes: Property identification and acquisition Design and planning permission Specific adaptations and modifications Care provider procurement  Staff recruitment and training But here's the opportunity:  This development time aligns perfectly with other discharge preparation work.  Whilst the property is being developed, teams can focus on: Building independence skills Community engagement planning Care package development Transition preparation Family involvement and support The key message? Don't start looking for properties when someone is "ready" for discharge.  Instead, begin commissioning bespoke housing solutions from day one of discharge planning. This proactive approach prevents delayed discharges, reduces costs, and most importantly - ensures people move into homes that truly meet their needs. Let's shift from "accommodation search" to "developing the right home."  The investment in time and proper planning pays dividends in successful, sustainable discharges. If you are working to discharge your most complex individuals from long-stay hospitals, I can offer a strategy call to help develop your discharge plan - covering everything from including PIE/TID in the property design to housing benefit negotiations. Due to the complex nature of these projects, in 2025 I will only have capacity to develop 5 of these extraordinary bungalows. To make it worth while, your authority needs: ✅ Ability to agree void arrangements ✅ Commitment to working in partnership ✅ Housing Benefit relationship to support enhanced rents ✅ A specialist provider framework or ability to spot purchase DM me "Extraordinary" to book a call with me. Limited to 5 local authorities only. Speak soon, Daniel

Shopping centres are becoming community health hubs – more services are provided outside of hospitals with spin-off benefits for town centre regeneration and NHS carbon footprint reduction. 📈🤝 The Health on the High Street model – where town centre buildings, such as empty retail units and leisure centres, or even former industrial buildings, are repurposed at convenient locations close to public transport links and/or a walkable distance from homes – is becoming increasingly popular. Utilising our expertise in healthcare, Health Spaces are able to support NHS Trusts looking at Health on the High Street initiatives, delivering innovative ways of increasing accessibility to healthcare while providing exceptional spaces for patients and staff. ➡️Find out more: https://ow.ly/KWe750Rl78Q #healthonthehighstreet #healthcare #community #nhs

How can hospitals improve their indoor and outdoor space to boost wellbeing? Green spaces – or even a view of one from inside a building – can not only boost healing and speed recovery for hospital patients, but also help ease stress in NHS staff and may even improve retention. ✅ Hospitals can be stressful places for both staff and patients, yet they also have enormous potential to be healing environments, too. Entering a hospital building for a potentially stressful medical appointment as a patient, or for a hectic working day as a member of staff, can be diffused by light, airy, well-designed spaces that have good flow and easy-to-navigate wayfinding, plus greenery and features such as water fountains and living walls, as well as access to green outdoor spaces for breaks and relaxation. All these features can help soothe the nerves of patients and their families, as well as the staff delivering care. ➡️ Read the full article: https://bit.ly/49rPisP #greenspaces #patientwelfare #staffwelfare #staffretention #nhs #healthcare

Community 1st Oldham is celebrating 20 years of long-term partnership with the NHS Over the past 20 years, Community 1st Oldham (C1O) has been working in partnership with the local NHS to deliver much-needed investment into primary healthcare buildings tailored to the specific health needs of the local community.  This partnership came to life in 2004 with the development of our first scheme, Moorside Medical Centre, which opened in early 2006, followed by four other state-of-the-art primary care facilities in Oldham including the flagship Oldham Integrated Care Centre, one of the largest centres of its kind in the UK. The partnership also developed Chadderton Wellbeing Centre, which includes a 25-metre swimming pool, a gym and fitness suite, and library. These facilities are great examples of our understanding of the NHS Long Term Plan, ensuring each facility has a flexible design that has been able to adapt to evolving health requirements over the years whilst continuing to provide safe, modern, and compliant spaces for the original building users. Community 1st has a responsibility to maintain these facilities for the NHS. Our supply chain partner, Blue Support Services, provides operational facilities management via their locally based skilled team, generating long-term employment opportunities. Our proactive maintenance approach means these buildings continue to look as good today as they did when they were first built.  Jonathan Keegan, General Manager of Community 1st Oldham, said, 'Community 1st is proud to be a long-standing partner of the NHS in Oldham. With a well-established local team, we understand the area and the priorities of our NHS partners. The enduring legacy of this partnership is evident in the positive impact these community health facilities have on their local communities.” Zoe Openshaw miwfm, Business Manager at Blue Support Services, said, “As a local employer, Blue Support Services is committed to maintaining the Community 1st NHS Health facilities to the highest standards. These facilities are valuable assets for our communities, providing essential healthcare services to many. Blue Support delivers facilities management, statutory compliance services, and supports backlog maintenance projects across the broader NHS network. We are proud to assist our front line NHS colleagues by ensuring their facilities are safe, compliant and well maintained at all times.” See more here: https://lnkd.in/eJinzR7d