Victoria Walmer and District War Memorial Hospital, Kent
Local healthcare providers in Deal were under pressure to find clinical operational space to enable them to provide a broader selection of healthcare services to the local community in support of the NHS Long Term Plan.
The NHS wanted to optimise its existing properties. It was identified that whilst two wound treatment clinics were needed, the patients receiving treatment traditionally look forward to the appointment due to the social interaction with staff and other patients, as many live with limited social interaction.
Therefore, the space was designed so that the staff had two treatment rooms, which instead of constructing a partition, were divided with a medical curtain but with separate lighting, workstations, etc. This ensures that, should the dynamics and operational requirements change, the space can easily be converted into two rooms.
Design adapted to the patients
Dementia-friendly colours were incorporated into the design. This resulted in the door frames being painted in different colours to let those with dementia know that they are able to enter that room, whilst the likes of store cupboards received a darker shade to represent areas that are restricted and/or not accessible.
In addition to the wound clinic works, NHS Property Services took the opportunity to reconfigure the adjoining rooms and floor space to provide an additional treatment room and update current facilities.
We provided a new, modern wound clinic with two treatment rooms and additional ancillary support rooms, (clean and dirty utilities) and as a result of our additional works, there are now four refreshed and refurbished clinical rooms.
As a result of our work, there are now additional rooms readily available to be booked. These can be used by healthcare professionals to provide excellent patient care and a broader selection of healthcare services to the Deal community within one hospital hub, which is a key focus of the NHS Long Term Plan.
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NHS Property Services
“Following a client instruction with a rigid budget and short time frame HE Interiors not only delivered the works on time, but throughout the project from start to finish were very professional in all aspects of the design and construction.
From the site based team of supervisors and engineers to the senior management, direct open dialogue and clear understanding of the desired finish was achieved. This included going above and beyond collecting the door sets from Yorkshire and installing them over a weekend.”
NEW ROOMS
We created a modern wound clinic with new treatment rooms, as well as ancillary support rooms.
CONVERTIBLE SPACE
The space we created adapts to the needs of the staff and the patients for different treatments and operational requirements.
recognition
This particular project was nominated for Refit/Refurbishment of the year for the South East Insider Property Awards.
