Birmingham New Hospitals PFI won
17 February 2004
Nightingale Associates have been appointed to design a major new mental health project for Birmingham.
The hospital is part of the £521m Birmingham New Hospitals project, a PFI which has named Consort as its preferred bidder. The Construction Joint Venture, which will deliver new acute and mental health facilities as part of a Design and Build scheme on the Queen Elizabeth site and two further locality sites; has commissioned two architects to carry out the design: Nightingale Associates are designing the new mental health hospital.
The project will provide modern facilities with a campus feel, offering a safe therapeutic environment on a human scale. Five buildings across three sites will house 201 patients and also offer day care and outpatient facilities.
Facilities include older acute, acute adult, PICU, eating disorders, wards for acute patients, three wards for older patients, day hospital and specialist treatment including eating disorders, mother and baby, deaf services, neurophysiology, neuropsychiatry, offices and university accommodation.
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Trust have commended the winning scheme for its successful blend of privacy and dignity for patients, plus the flexibility and effectiveness of its layout. Natural light, colour, texture and external views have also been incorporated to enhance the therapeutic environment.
The project is being designed by a team from Nightingale's London office, headed by executive director Neil Murphy and project architect/team leader Martha McSweeney. The BNHP PFI is expected to achieve financial close in Spring 2005.
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