Greater Manchester’s new £105.9m hospital will become the first all-electric health unit in the country.
North View, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH)’s new mental health unit currently under construction in North Manchester, is set to open its doors in 2024.
Now, GMMH says it will look to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels and decarbonise the healthcare estate by supporting the delivery of a ‘Net Zero’ National Health Service.
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This multi-million pound investment will see the construction of the new adult mental health inpatient unit to replace Park House - the current mental health unit on the North Manchester General Hospital site.
Work on North View started in August 2022 with the new unit anticipated to be built and operational by 2024. Once completed, GMMH hopes the upgrade will see improvements to patient experience, with spacious single bedrooms, each with a private en-suite shower room, as well as a variety of indoor activity areas, meeting rooms for family visiting, multiple gardens, spaces for therapeutic artwork and a café.
It will house a purpose-built Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), eight adult acute wards and a treatment suite.
The building has been specifically designed to minimise its environmental impact, through renewable energy sources, innovative technology and sustainable materials to optimise energy efficiency.
Marc Reed, Associate Director of Capital, Estates and Facilities at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH), said: “We are incredibly proud to say that North View will be the first all-electric mental health unit in the country. Sustainability and the environment is a huge national agenda, and is something we have been striving to support through the delivery of this project, which can have a significant impact on the health of our communities. It’s extremely important that we do all we can to support this through the design, build and future operation of our new mental health unit for North Manchester.
“Through renewable energy, innovative technology and sustainable materials, we will be able to manage and optimise energy usage and significantly reduce our carbon footprint; whilst maintaining a comfortable, therapeutic environment for our patients, visitors and staff.”
GMMH is working with its Principal Supply Chain Partner, Integrated Health Projects (the alliance between VINCI Construction UK and Sir Robert McAlpine) to deliver the project.
