New Park House Development Project Background & Need The replacement of the existing Park House mental health inpatient unit with a fit for purpose state- of-the-art new facility is essential, with an urgent healthcare and strategic need within Greater Manchester, which will deliver significant benefits, with significant change required at the earliest opportunity. The existing building (right) is not appropriate for modern mental healthcare, with dormitory accommodation (noted to be unsupportive of people’s privacy and dignity by the CQC in the December 2017 inspection), large wards, multi-bed bays, shared bathroom and showers, exceptionally poor outside space, and exceptionally limited therapy space. The project forms a key part of modernising Mental Health provision in Greater Manchester, a priority within the regional healthcare strategy. Park House provides 71% of the total inpatient beds in the city of Manchester, and they are currently not fit for providing modern mental health care. Ward Circulation The proposal is the first stage of the redevelopment plans for North Manchester General Hospital. Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is preparing a long-term vision for the transformation of the whole of the hospital site and will share more details and ask for feedback on these plans in the near future. The proposed new building will provide vastly improved facilities, which will Current Park directly lead to improved clinical outcomes, staff recruitment and retention, and House support the Trust in achieving the abolition of Out of Area Placements (OAPs). The project’s urgent need and proposed benefits have been formally recognised by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). The Trust has recently completed and submitted its Outline Business Case (OBC) in July 2020, which sets Current Courtyard Gardens out how it will deliver the development. Overall project costs are now envisaged to cost in the region of £105m. The services that are to be provided and operated from the facility are 7no. Access to Gardens from First Floor Adult Acute Wards, 1no. Older Adult Ward and 1no. Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). The project is clinically-led, and has the full support of the Trust Board, the Commissioners, and other key stakeholders. This project will deliver significant benefits, is achievable, deliverable, and offers a cost-effective solution to improve patient-centred care. Entrance Dormitory Bedrooms Dormitory Bedrooms Bedroom 1 Project Background and Need Improving Mental Health in North Manchester The Workhouse in 1906 Line of Planning Application Line of Development Car Park Manchester Workhouse (foreground) and Crumpsall Infirmary (background) IM&T Trust HQ North Manchester General Hospital Location Energy Centre Possible Location for Site Compound 1934 OS Map of the Site Site History: Workhouses and Infirmaries A Heritage Assessment has been prepared by Turley Heritage which provides an assessment of the significance of the existing buildings on the North Manchester General Hospital Car Park site. This has identified the following: • The Manchester Workhouse was constructed in 1855 under designs by the architect Mills & Murgatroyd. It was one of many workhouses constructed across the country in the mid to late 19th century. It is not an early or innovative example of a workhouse and there are better examples elsewhere in the country. • The workhouse complex has been vastly reduced in size through later demolition and alteration as illustrated on the historic photographs. Large elements have been lost including rear building ranges, large industrial chimney, the decorative water tower which adorned the top of the central administrative block, and the original entrance block. • The workhouse, particularly the ranges to the rear, are now in a poor state of repair. • The building holds some local interest in terms of the development of the area and the wider North Manchester General Hospital complex. Existing and Proposed Park House Locations within North Manchester General Hospital Existing Site Plan Site Photographs 2 Site History & Overview Improving Mental Health in North Manchester Cross Section Along Central Drive Line of Planning Application Line of Development Demolition Plan Site Analysis Site Photographs 3 Site Analysis & Demolition Plan Improving Mental Health in North Manchester 2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4 Building Adjacency Diagram 3 3 4 4 2 2 1 1 Lower Ground Floor Sketch Block Plan Showing Existing Context Upper Ground Floor Sketch Block Plan Showing Existing Context Design Strategy Section 1 Section 3 Section 2 Section 4 4 Proposed Site Plans and Sections Improving Mental Health in North Manchester Department Key Adult Acute Wards Entrance, Café, Visiting Circulation Clinical Area & Support Rooms Facilities Management & Plant Rooms Offices Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit S136 & Seclusion Suites Shared Therapy Facilities Staff Facilities Drawing Not to Scale Upper Ground Floor Building Plan Lower Ground Floor Building Plan 5 Proposed Building Plans Improving Mental Health in North Manchester Approach to Main Entrance Proposed New Park Overview of Main Entrance Building Overview House Building Overview Ward Garden Wards Overview Upper Ground Floor with Roof Gardens Lower Ground Floor Ward Gardens 6 Concept Visuals Improving Mental Health in North Manchester Materials Site Access The early intended palette of materials have been initially chosen to be homely and welcoming. Simple materials such as brick (1) and render (3) are often seen on people’s own homes. The brick texture also references the existing buildings on site while the buff colours provide a contemporary contrast the to historic reds of the original brickwork. Brickwork is also a safe material for use in an in-patient mental healthcare setting. The main entrance is intended to be a shiny, metallic material (2), with bespoke pattern, possibly to be developed in conjunction with service users. Feature window panels will be used to add rhythm and colour to elevations (4). The roof in likely to comprise of metal standing seam too (5) for pitched roofs. Timeline All Dates Approximate at this Stage January-May 2021: Demolition of Existing Buildings July/August 2021: Commencement of Construction 2024: Demolition of Existing Park House Late 2020: Decant of Trust HQ Building and New Energy Centre Operational Spring-Summer 2021: Ground Works End of 2023: Construction Complete; Decant from Old to New Park House 8 Site Access and Works Timeline Improving Mental Health in North Manchester .