Nightingale Associates shortlisted for four Building Better Healthcare Awards

25 August 2009

Leading practice nominated in several categories

Nightingale Associates has been shortlisted in four Building Better Healthcare (BBH) Award categories:

Best Community Care Design for its work on Alltwen Community Hospital in Porthmadog, Wales
Best End-of-Life Care Design for its work on St. Francis Hospice
Best Interior Design for its work on the Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases at University College London Hospital
Best Project Team for its part in the
Eric Wright Group team for BRAHM LIFT.

The annual BBH Awards recognise excellence, innovation and professionalism in the healthcare built environment, looking specifically at building design, the patient environment, people, products and estates and facilities management.

Alltwen Community Hospital

The £12.8m Alltwen Community Hospital was designed for North West Wales NHS Trust and opened to the public in April 2009. The project, which has been critically acclaimed by journalists in recent reviews, also won two International Green Apple Awards earlier this year for demonstrating environmental best practice.

Saint Francis Hospice

Nightingale Associates’ work on the St. Francis Hospice in Romford, Essex, was undertaken as part of the King’s Fund’s Enhancing the Healing Environment programme, which was established by Prince Charles in 2000 to encourage nurses to work in partnership with patients to improve the environment in which they deliver care. Patients and staff alike played an important part in the refurbishment and design of the scheme, along with helping to design artwork based on a theme of ‘bringing the outside in’.

Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, University College London Hospital

The Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases at UCLH was extensively refurbished earlier this year to provide a stimulating and modern environment in which to conduct specialist scientific research. The centre, which is located in a Grade 2 listed 1920s central London building, has a ‘classic meets contemporary’ design theme, displaying a unique mix of modern architectural design concepts with many carefully-restored original features.

Breightmet Health Centre

Nightingale Associates, which specialises in the health, education and science sectors, is also involved with Eric Wright Group in the BRAHM LIFT Partnership, which has been shortlisted in the Best Project Team category. Under the Partnership, Nightingale Associates designed Nye Bevan House, a new £8m ‘one-stop shop’ providing a range of health services in Rochdale, and the Breightmet Health Centre, which also recently won a Local Authority Building Control Award.

“We are delighted to have been shortlisted for these awards. Not only is this fantastic recognition for the wide variety of work that we do, but also showcases our commitment to providing the health industry with innovative, sustainable designs that enhance the experiences of both staff and patients.”

Richard Harrington, Executive Chairman, Nightingale Associates

The awards, which have been running for eleven years, received a record 156 entries this year