Healthcare Developments

[ChrisG (Hull)]

There has been huge investment in the Hull and Humber region over the last few years, with many new buildings....

[ChrisG (Hull)]

http://www.thisishullandeastriding.c...l/article.html
http://www.hey.nhs.uk/NewsLetter.asp...20&NLPageID=44

Hull Royal Infirmary's £7m makeover
Monday, October 12, 2009, 06:30




THE trust that runs Hull Royal Infirmary has released an image of how the hospital could look following a £7m makeover.

As previously reported in the Mail, the hospital's tower block in Anlaby Road, west Hull, has been enclosed in a safety net to protect the public from falling mosaic since February 2006.

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs the hospital, said although an agreement on a final design has not yet been reached, a meeting with Hull City Council's planning committee is scheduled for later this month to discuss the facelift.

Work to repair the fabric of the crumbling building is expected to begin within the next two months, with the installation of the cladding starting early next year.

The trust said the whole project will take just over one year to complete.

David Haire, director of business development and strategy for the trust, said: "We know that Hull Royal Infirmary is an iconic building in the city and therefore people are very interested to know what it will eventually look like.

"While these are by no means final designs, they give an early impression of what the building may look like once we have finished the works."

Officials have had a pre-planning application meeting with the planning committee from Hull City Council.

The next meeting this month will be staged before a formal planning application is submitted for consideration by the planning committee.

Mr Haire said: "Members of the public sometimes ask why we don't just pull the building down and rebuild the infirmary.

"The simple answer is that the cost of doing so would be of such a significant scale it would be unrealistic to expect, particularly in the current economic climate, that level of funding being available.

"After very careful consideration, our agreed strategy is to invest in improvements within the main tower block to bring patient accommodation up to modern standards and prolong the lifespan of this building until such time as we can replace the accommodation within it."

Mr Haire said the colour treatment of the cladding, which will have a 30-year-plus life, is yet to be finalised.

[up the tigers]

Whilst not looking as dated as it could be considering its over 40 years old the above image shows what a huge improvement it could be once finished. I look forward to seeing the finished product when going over the Daltry Street Flyover.

I'm also glad its not going to be white. Hull has too many white concrete buildings on the skyline so a dark shade of blue makes a nice change.

[ChrisG (Hull)]

http://www.horburygroup.com/projects.../hull-hospital
Castle Hill Cancer Centre, Hull
Main Contractor
Shepherd Construction Ltd
Client:
Hull & East Yorkshire Hospitals Trust NHST
Package Value
£3.0MProgramme Schedule
Jun ’06 – Apr ‘08
Sector - Health

The facility will become a UK Centre of Excellence for the treatment and care of cancer patients.

This £65 million project, procured under the Government's Private Finance Initiative Scheme, will incorporate a new three-storey 15,000m² building as well as an Oncology unit with 100 bed spaces and a two-storey academic block.

The facility is set to become a UK Centre of Excellence for the treatment and care of cancer patients. It will utilise the most up-to-date technology available. A patient-centred service will provide a physical environment that is designed around patients needs and will promote well-being, recovery and be a safe haven for patients and their families.

The hospital will also offer out-patient day care, a day hospital, 116 beds in four wards, six linear accelerators, as well as pathology, pharmacy and medical physics facilities.

The project was designed to be in keeping with the surrounding area keeping the buildings as one or two storeys, allowing the scheme to fit closely to the hillside. The main entrance building is perceived as the village hall and the wards and out-patient areas resemble residential ‘cottages'.

The entire project adheres to the guidance given in ‘Sustainable development in the NHS' and ‘New environmental strategy for the NHS', produced by NHS Estates. The building also delivers a 20% improvement in energy efficiency over and above current building regulations.

Horbury Building Systems Ltd and Titan Ceilings Ltd were contracted to install the SFS, partitions and suspended ceilings respectively.

[ChrisG (Hull)]

New Clinical Skills Facility

Plans are in place for a new Clinical Skills Training Facility to be built on the Hull Royal Infirmary site, Anlaby Road, Hull. The facility, which is due for completion in April 2010, will provide flexible accommodation for delivery of skills training to all professions who work in a clinical environment. The development has been made possible following a successful bid to the Strategic Health Authority for capital funding.

The proposal is to create a centre of excellence and venue for the delivery of courses for the major professional bodies. The accommodation will include simulated ward, critical care and theatre suite environments, as well as seminar rooms providing an environment where students and staff with an inter-professional approach can acquire a range of practical, clinical, and communication skills.

The facility will be available for the education, training and assessment of clinical skills for healthcare providers across the region. A drop-in session is being arranged for Thursday 19th November from 11.30am to 7.30pm, in the East Riding Medical Education Centre at Hull Royal Infirmary, which all are welcome to attend. Please see link to attached flyer for further details. Plans will be on view and staff on hand to discuss this important development in the provision of clinical education and training.

For more details see www.hey.nhs.uk/clinicalskills

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I'll post more pictures as I get them - this is where I'll be working!

[livin' hull]

beat me to it Chris!

saw this on Friday - also saw the completion date! they're going to have to get their skates on...

[Dazzar86]

ChrisG, you may be able to help me on this, my aunty is starting a uni course, she's already a nurse, but doing something to do with nursing at uni to further her skills and says most the work experience is at Hull Royal, she doesn't want to park at the hospital - any suggestions where she can park safely, nearby?

[ChrisG (Hull)]

Originally Posted by Dazzar86

ChrisG, you may be able to help me on this, my aunty is starting a uni course, she's already a nurse, but doing something to do with nursing at uni to further her skills and says most the work experience is at Hull Royal, she doesn't want to park at the hospital - any suggestions where she can park safely, nearby?

Options....

1- Pay to park in either of the the 2 big car parks either side of the HRI site. Is a bit safer but will cost a bit unless she can get the Uni to repay her?
2 - Park on either Linneaus Street, Fountain street or Wilberforce street (public)before 8.30am to get space. http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&so...,0.013797&z=16
3- Park and ride from Walton Street (£1.40 return)

Parking is a hot issue at the hospital, but I hope this helps a bit.

[ChrisG (Hull)]

Orchard Centre close to completion >vid
Thursday, September 03, 2009, 06:30
http://www.thisishullandeastriding.c...l/article.html

IT is not every day you see someone mowing a roof.

But it is a necessary job at the new multi-million pound Orchard Centre in north Hull.

The £14m facility in Orchard Park Road is nearing completion.

It will bring health, council and community services together in one place.


The centre has a sedum roof, which will need mowing three times a year.

It absorbs rain and is linked to a rainwater harvesting system.

The water drains from the roof into a tank in the ground, which can hold 18,000 litres.

The water is then used to flush the toilets in the centre.

The system saves an estimated 57,000 litres of water each year.

The building also has an Ethylene Tetra Fluoro Ethylene (ETFE) roof above the main atrium.

The lightweight structure allows more light in to the building.

The hi-tech material, which is self-cleaning, is the same product used to cover the National Aquatics Centre, known as the Water Cube, at last year's Olympics in Beijing.

Martin Standley, the Sewell Group's project manager at the site, said the ETFE roof will create a unique impression for visitors. He said: "It was a really cloudy day and I brought some visitors into the building. They said it was almost brightening their day.

"If someone comes in on a dull, dark day, and is not looking forward to their visit, they will see a light, airy and friendly facility and will feel much more relaxed about going to their doctor."

Paul Sewell, managing director of the Sewell Group, said: "The less expensive the building is to run, the more money can go in to frontline services.

"That is a big plus for the community."

The Orchard Centre is the seventh and biggest to be delivered in the first phase of the city's NHS Local Improvement Finance Trust (Lift) initiative, delivered by Citycare – the partnership between NHS Hull and the Sewell Group.

Work on the site began in 2007 and is currently two weeks ahead of schedule.

The centre is expected to open in December.

Links

Sewell Group

www.sewell-group.co.uk

Citycare

www.citycare-developments. co.uk

[ChrisG (Hull)]

Check your health as you shop in Hull
Thursday, November 12, 2009, 06:30
http://www.thisishullandeastriding.c...l/article.html

Health will be brought to the High Street when a groundbreaking new facility opens its doors in Hull city centre.

NHS Hull, the city's primary care trust (PCT), has taken on a 10-year lease for a two-storey unit at St Stephen's shopping centre in Ferensway.

The base, which officials say is the first of its kind in the UK, will be called Health Central and is designed to make access to health and lifestyle services easier.

It will open for six days each week and is due to open in February 2010, with more than 35,000 people expected to benefit from it every year.

It will be home to:

Health trainers to give one-to-one advice about how to live a healthier lifestyle

A unit for people to check their weight, body mass index (BMI), body fat content and blood pressure.

Health information kiosks using information from the NHS Choices website

NHS health checks for people aged 40 to 75

Stop smoking advice and support

Breast screening

Dr Wendy Richardson, director of public health for Hull, said: "We are really excited about this development, which will bring together a range of services to support Hull residents to make positive lifestyle changes.

"Health Central will bring health to the High Street and give opportunities for people to have a health check or get advice on stopping smoking, managing their weight and sensible drinking whilst in the city centre.

"The added value of the Transport Interchange will make all the services more accessible and convenient."

It is hoped members of the public will visit Health Central for advice and information while out shopping and the base will help to tackle some of the city's biggest health problems - smoking, obesity and alcohol.

In Hull, 34 per cent of men and 30 per cent of women aged 16 and over smoke, compared to 23 per cent and 21 per cent nationally.

Sixty-seven per cent of men and 55.9 per cent of women are either overweight or obese in Hull.

The city also experiences higher rates of alcohol problems than the national average.

NHS Hull said an assessment has shown there are more than 85,000 hazardous or harmful drinkers and more than 8,000 dependent drinkers in the city.

Jo Cole, public health manager for tobacco control at NHS Hull, said Health Central will be an "open and inviting" place to visit.

"Hull is leading the way in this new approach to health and lifestyle advice," she said.

"We have done a consultation exercise on it and it has been really well received."

Breast screening, which is provided by Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust and commissioned by NHS Hull, will relocate from its current base at Age Concern in Porter Street, west Hull, to Health Central, and appointments will be made for 1,000 Hull women each month.

The unit at St Stephen's also includes space for meetings, consultation rooms and an area for other activities including yoga and dance.

Some of the services, including breast screening, will be run by appointment-only, but advice and information about health and lifestyle will be available on a drop-in basis.

St Stephen's centre manager Jim Harris said: "We and the landlord, British Land, are delighted that the deal is finally complete and we can look forward to the opening of the UK's first Health Central next February in Hull city centre."

Citycare, which is behind Hull's Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT) programme and has completed nine health and community buildings since 2004, is project managing the scheme.

[acwalby]

Re: Check your health as you shop in Hull

I am in full support of the NHS but this project is a disgraceful waste of public money.

Three questions:

1) How much money will be spent on rent?
2) How much money will be spent fitting out the unit?
3) How much money will it cost to run?

Surely such services could be more easily carried out elsewhere?

How about the many new GP surgeries throughout the city...

[ChrisG (Hull)]

Originally Posted by acwalby

Re: Check your health as you shop in Hull

I am in full support of the NHS but this project is a disgraceful waste of public money.

Three questions:

1) How much money will be spent on rent?
2) How much money will be spent fitting out the unit?
3) How much money will it cost to run?

Surely such services could be more easily carried out elsewhere?

How about the many new GP surgeries throughout the city...

To play the devil's advocate....

1) How much money will be spent on rent?
How about how much money will be saved by renting and not paying for a new build?

2) How much money will be saved fitting out the unit?
As aposed to fitting out another building?

3) How much money will it cost to run?
See answer to question 2.

Alot of people seem to have been unsure whether a shopping centre is the ideal place for health services, but their aim is to take healthcare to the masses, and St Stephens has those masses.

Another thing - people seem to think the NHS has one big pot of money that can be dipped into at will - and so are quick to decry 'that money should be spent on nurses etc' - in my experience it doens't seem to work like that.
The NHS Hull Yacht was funded especially for youth engagement, and I'm sure the funding for the Health Central is for 'taking health to the masses' too.

[livin' hull]

going to stick my oar in with this one...

the new 'drop in' centre in in the right place - how many people would drop in to a centre up on say Longhill or Orchard park ? they're not as convienent. Also if you wish to say increase the number of women attending breast screening (another service offered by this new development) then you need to be in a central location with easy access (both public and private transport)

as for cost - I expect it would be cheaper than a new build PFI ! also you've got to set the costs against the savings if the centre works as intended - the savings generated from early detection of breast cancer, reduced obestity, reduced smoking rates would be considerable, as currently Hull as some of the highest rates of obestity, smoking and cancer deaths in the country (not forgetting heart disease - result of obestity and smoking)

[ChrisG (Hull)]

Originally Posted by livin' hull

going to stick my oar in with this one...

the new 'drop in' centre in in the right place - how many people would drop in to a centre up on say Longhill or Orchard park ? they're not as convienent. Also if you wish to say increase the number of women attending breast screening (another service offered by this new development) then you need to be in a central location with easy access (both public and private transport)

as for cost - I expect it would be cheaper than a new build PFI ! also you've got to set the costs against the savings if the centre works as intended - the savings generated from early detection of breast cancer, reduced obestity, reduced smoking rates would be considerable, as currently Hull as some of the highest rates of obestity, smoking and cancer deaths in the country (not forgetting heart disease - result of obestity and smoking)

I agree- you have to spend to save sometimes, and you can't put a price on improving or saving people's lives.

Lets look on the bright side -this is a another UK first for Hull

[ChrisG (Hull)]

http://www.hey.nhs.uk/NewsStory.aspx...=129&NewsID=59

Prestigious RIBA Awards for Queen's Centre
Story Date: 04 November 2009

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has recognised Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust’s £67m Queen’s Centre for Oncology and Haematology with four RIBA Awards 2009.

The Centre won the RIBA national Award for Architecture as well as three regional awards:

RIBA White Rose Gold Award for Architecture
RIBA White Rose Highly Commended for Landscaping
RIBA White Rose Best Client Award

A UK centre of excellence for the treatment of patients with cancer and blood disorders, Queen’s Centre for Oncology and Haematology opened to patients in August 2008 and was opened officially by the Queen in March.

The centre serves a wide catchment area of 1.2 million people, from Scarborough in the north to Lincoln in the south. It provides treatment and palliative care in five ward areas containing 116 in-patient beds, out-patient care, a drop in centre providing psychological and emotional support, a chemotherapy day hospital, six radiotherapy treatment rooms, as well as pathology, pharmacy and medical physics facilities.

Offering stunning views of the rolling landscape the whole environment has been designed by a team of architects patients and staff to promote well-being and recovery and provide a clean and safe hospital for patients and their families.

Stephen Greep, Chief Executive for Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, said:

“Patients and staff were involved in the design of this building from the outset of its development. The look and feel of the Queen’s Centre was always of great importance to us which is why it is so gratifying to receive such a prestigious award as this. What the architects have achieved is really superb and a landmark, iconic building for our region.

“Since opening the building has helped us to cement our reputation as a leading centre for cancer services.”

[ChrisG (Hull)]

Prestigious LABC Award for New Heart Centre
Story Date: 27 July 2009
http://www.hey.nhs.uk/NewsStory.aspx...=129&NewsID=49

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust’s £48m Centre for Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery has won a prestigious regional award for best Healthcare Building.

The Local Authority Building Control (LABC) Awards recognise building quality and standards through the whole design and build process

The Centre opened to patients in February and is the latest world class building to open at the Trust. It is a key part of a £250m programme of capital investment. In 2008 the Trust opened a £12m Medical Research and Day Surgery Unit and a £67m Oncology and Haematology Centre. In addition the Trust purchased the former Nuffield Hospital on its Castle Hill site for £10m last July and has transferred its Breast Surgery patients to that building.

The ongoing development programme is the largest investment in healthcare in the Hull and East Yorkshire region in fifty years. Further development will now continue at the Trust’s Hull Royal Infirmary site where work on a new Renal dialysis unit is now underway.

Within the Centre for Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery new hi-tech operating theatres, catheter lab and in patient facilities have greatly improved the quality of care that patients receive. As well as providing considerable extra capacity the new facility has enabled the Trust to streamline and speed up initial assessment and diagnosis by uniting consulting rooms and diagnostic facilities -such as ECGs, echocardiograms and stress tests - within the same department.

The Centre was opened officially by Home Secretary Alan Johnson on 17th July, 2009.

Stephen Greep, Chief Executive for Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, said:

“This £48m investment will enable us to treat more patients faster than ever before. The building is a state-of-the-art extension of our existing facilities at Castle Hill Hospital and is equipped with the latest technology available to clinicians.

“The Centre represents our ongoing commitment to providing high quality services for our patients and is s key part of our long-term strategy to re-develop patient environments at both castle Hill and Hull Royal Infirmary.”

[ChrisG (Hull)]

£1m from NHS for rugby club health centres
Friday, November 27, 2009, 06:30
http://www.thisishullandeastriding.c...l/article.html

Health officials in Hull are hoping to improve the health of thousands more residents by joining forces with the city's professional rugby clubs.
As first reported on the Mail's website yesterday, NHS Hull has agreed to invest £1m in health and lifestyle facilities at the clubs.
This will include services such as smoking cessation, weight management support and NHS health checks, as well as healthy lifestyle advice.
The move was widely debated by the NHS Hull board before the plans were given the go-ahead.
The decision means NHS Hull will invest £700,000 in creating a new health and lifestyle centre at Hull FC's old ground, the Boulevard, west Hull, which is expected to benefit more than 9,000 people every year.
The club, which will continue to use the KC Stadium for home matches, looks set to use the Boulevard for training, relocating from Brantingham Park in Elloughton.
It is in negotiations with Hull City Council over the formalities of the lease.
Hull KR will also benefit from NHS Hull's investment as £300,000 will be ploughed into setting up health and lifestyle facilities at the club's Craven Park ground in east Hull as part of an expansion of the East Stand.
It is expected to benefit almost 4,000 people each year.
Dr Neil Pease, assistant director of earning and leaning at NHS Hull, said: "We have done extensive consultation and I think this is a fantastic example of putting services at the heart of the community where they should be.
"By matching the NHS brand with these Super League clubs, I think it clearly demonstrates how the NHS is modernising to deliver services.
"We are extremely delighted with the board's decision, which is undoubtedly the right decision for the people of Hull."
Hull FC chief executive James Rule welcomed the decision and said: "We are delighted that the NHS has approved the Boulevard site.
"Discussions are ongoing with Hull City Council with regards to the lease and further details will be made available as and when."
Hull KR chief executive and chairman Neil Hudgell said: "We are delighted. It will pave the way for some much needed facilities at Craven Park and east Hull."
The facilities at the Boulevard are expected to be open by September 1, 2010, with NHS Hull occupying the site from January 12, 2011.
The extension of the East Stand at Craven Park will be subject to planning permission and has been "factored into Hull KR's plans for the wider redevelopment of the ground".

Windfall to aid development
Friday, November 27, 2009, 06:50
http://www.thisishullandeastriding.c...l/article.html

HULL FC and Hull KR are today pressing ahead with plans for renovations to two of the city's iconic sports arenas after sharing a £1m cash windfall.
As first reported on sporthull.co.uk yesterday, NHS Hull has agreed to team up with both Super League clubs in a bid to help redevelop The Boulevard and Craven Park.
Hull have been given a £700,000 investment to support the development of a training, health and lifestyle centre at The Boulevard.
Hull KR will receive £300,000 to set up health and lifestyle facilities as part of an expansion of the East Stand at Craven Park.
As previously anticipated by the Mail, the decision to award the money was rubber-stamped by a meeting of the NHS Hull board yesterday.
The Robins plan to build a £500,000 extension of the covered terrace to the East Stand which will take the capacity of Craven Park to 11,700.
The extension will be built with financial support from NHS Hull – who will house health facilities in the new development – and funding from the RFL.
The support from NHS Hull is part of an agreement to create a similar centre at The Boulevard, which Hull plan to develop into their new training base, moving away from their current Brantingham Park home.
The cost of making The Boulevard fit for purpose for Hull will be £2.4m.
Of that, Hull City Council will meet the cost of demolishing terracing, at £180,000.
No planning application will be required for the overhaul of The Boulevard and the club could be housed in their new training base by the end of the 2010 season.
FC chief executive James Rule said: "We are in the process of finalising the legalities of the lease for The Boulevard with Hull City Council.
KR's chairman and chief executive Neil Hudgell also welcomed the news, and said: "It will pave the way for some much needed facilities at Craven Park and east Hull."

[ChrisG (Hull)]

Work to begin on Wilberforce Health Centre
Friday, December 04, 2009, 06:30
http://www.thisishullandeastriding.c...l/article.html

WORK on a £15m health centre in Hull is expected to get underway in the new year, the Mail can reveal.

Wilberforce Health Centre will be built on the site of the former Gratton store in Story Street, city centre.

It will be transformed into a walk-in GP service – open between 8am and 8pm 365 days a year – for both registered and non-registered patients.

GPs will relocate from surgeries in the area, as well as dental, sexual health and addictions services.

The centre, also a base for paramedics, is being developed by Citycare – a partnership between primary care trust NHS Hull and construction company Sewell Group.

Jo Barnes, chief executive of Citycare, said: "It has been an incredibly busy year for Citycare with the completion of three significant schemes for us – further enhancing the city's health estate for NHS Hull."

Other health projects include Kingswood Health Centre, Bilton Grange Health Centre and The Orchard Centre.

The Orchard Centre, in Orchard Park, north Hull, opens this month at a cost of £14m.

Mr Barnes said: "Now, 2010 looks set to be just as successful.

"We are delighted to have exchanged contracts on the scheme and be starting on site within the next couple of weeks.

"We will be working very closely with local businesses and residents to ensure the construction phase runs as smoothly as possible."

Christopher Long, chief executive of NHS Hull, said: "Wilberforce Health Centre will provide a range of high-quality health services for the people of Hull.

"Its location in the heart of the city centre means that thousands of residents will benefit from a variety of services delivered in modern, welcoming surroundings.

"This marks another step forward in the delivery of real choice and convenience for patients and the public in Hull."

Bulldozers are expected to begin preparing the site in January.

Citycare expects the centre to be open by "late 2011 – slightly later than previously stated.

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I thought this was a reclad- must be a whole new building...

[up the tigers]

Excellent news, and it might bring a much needed boost to Storey Street which has been a bit neglected in recent years.

[legolamb]

When is an 'estate' no longer an 'estate'? What facilities are required and how many homeowners have to reside in one before it is n longer referred to by this pejorative term?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/humber/8396914.stm

Estate's £14m centre set to open


Construction work on the new centre began in April 2008
A £14m centre housing health, council and police facilities under one roof on a Hull housing estate opens to the public on Monday.
The Orchard Centre on the Orchard Park estate has taken 20 months to complete.
Residents' association chairman Dave Fowlie said: "Everyone thinks the Orchard Centre is fantastic.
"The building will hopefully kick-start regeneration in Orchard Park. It goes to show things really do happen here and people do honour their promises."
The centre will include a new GP practice, community dental service, pharmacy, a base for district nursing, school nursing and health visitors, Hull council's customer service centre and a local policing team.
Mr Fowlie, who is also a member of the Northern Area Housing Board, said: "When you look at the length of time the centre has been under construction and the fact that there has hardly been any vandalism on site in that time, it speaks for itself in telling you that people are proud of the Orchard Centre.
"People I have spoken to have been impressed by what they have seen on the outside of the building, but they won't realise just how big it is until they get inside.
"It brings all sorts of services under one roof and that can only be good for the whole of north Hull."