Work to create two mental health units in Derbyshire has been completed by Phoenix Brickwork.
The specialist in brickwork, scaffolding and steel frame systems (SFS), delivered the full masonry package to the newly opened Derwent Unit, which is based at Chesterfield Royal Hospital in Chesterfield.
At the Carsington Unit, which sits in the grounds of Kingsway Hospital in Derby, Phoenix provided masonry and BMH Scaffolding supplied all the scaffolding requirements to support the new 54-bed facility.
Work was carried out for Integrated Health Projects (IHP) – an alliance between Sir Robert McApline and VINCI Building UK – and the combined package totalled £5m.
Christian Watson, group chairman at Phoenix Brickwork (UK) Ltd, said he was excited to deliver on these two mental health units in Derbyshire.
He said: “These momentous projects were carried as part of Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation’s Trust’s £150m Making Room for Dignity programme.
“The Phoenix Group embraced the work at both developments, which ushers in a new era of care for people in Derbyshire with acute mental health needs.”
Inside Derby’s Carsington Unit, there are single rooms and en-suite accommodation across three wards. It will serve adults of working age, relocating from the Radbourne Unit at the Royal Derby Hospital site.
This development provides a rare investment and a unique opportunity to improve the county’s adult acute care facilities to benefit the people of Derbyshire, giving service users and staff an opportunity to shape the future of mental health facilities and environments.
Mark Powell, chief executive of Derbyshire Heathcare NHS Foundation Trust, said he was confident that the new development will enhance the services that are currently available.
These two developments are the second of six facilities to open as part of Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundations Trust’s £150m Making Room for Dignity programmes, which will eradicate the use of dormitory-style accommodation across the county’s mental health facilities.
