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A Bristol hospital treating people with serious mental health conditions has received £7.85m in funding.
York-based construction contractor, Urban Group secured the funding for the 18-month project, which started work last month.
Urban said it would deliver improvements to four buildings on the hospital’s site. These include reconfiguration of the space, as well as 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.
The Bristol Hospital treats people experiencing serious mental health conditions. Working on behalf of the Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, the project forms part of the Healthier Together bid to NHS England for the consolidation of inpatient services.
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Jimmy Crowe, commercial director, said: “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.”
Charlotte Scully, from Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, added: “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.”
Callington Road Hospital opened in 2006, providing psychiatric inpatient and community services for Bristol and the surrounding region.
The re-design has been led by AHR Architects, which has experience in Mental Health design.
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