Callington Road Hospital will gain new bedrooms, wards, a kitchen and multi-purpose rooms as part of the works
Urban Group (York) Ltd has started work on the £7.85m Callington Road Hospital project, delivering improvements to four buildings on site.
Estimated to take 18 months to complete, the interior works include reconfiguration of the space, as well as the installation of new bedrooms, wards, a kitchen and multi-purpose rooms for meetings, consulting and supervision, as well as a therapy suite, workshops and a de-escalation centre.
Callington Road Hospital opened in 2006, providing psychiatric inpatient and community services for Bristol and the surrounding region.
The landscaped grounds include paths, water features and gardens.
Centring wellbeing and sustainability in design
Energy-efficient lighting with dimming and automatic switching will be installed to aid the care and recovery environment, as will facilities for building temperature control and heat emitters.
The re-design has been led by AHR Architects, who have experience in mental health design and incorporates the most recent standards in insulation, lighting, and low-carbon heating.
Working on behalf of the Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, the project forms part of the successful Healthier Together bid to NHS England for the consolidation of inpatient services.
Callington Road Hospital will remain open whilst work continues
Jimmy Crowe, commercial director, explains: “The reconfiguration and improvements to Callington Road hospital will bring together inpatient facilities, creating a centre of excellence offering a wide range of specialist therapies in a supportive environment.
“This co-location of services will enable the Trust to share specialist skills and resources on the one site, as well as achieving economies of scale.
“Working within a live environment is always a challenge and one which we have a lot of experience in successfully delivering. We will work closely with the client’s team to manage the sequencing and project timetable to fit in with the ongoing clinical needs of this operational site.”
Improving the sustainable provision of mental health services in the Bristol area
Charlotte Scully, from Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, said: “Urban Group has extensive experience and a dedicated hands-on approach. We look forward to working with them to achieve our vision of integrated health and social care and sustainable provision of mental health inpatient services across the Bristol area.
“Supporting our community based services, the investment into Callington Road hospital will provide enhanced in-patient support bringing together a range of skills, specialisms and therapies.”
