Work complete on ‘simulation hospital’ for NHS

Multi-disciplinary construction firm Frank Whittle Partnership (FWP) has completed work on a health education centre for the NHS.

The new facility, opening its doors at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital today (April 27), will look to inspire, educate and support students aged five and up as it promotes a career with the health service.

The LIFE Centre, which stands for Learning Inspirations for Future Employment, occupies the former Belmont ward at Chorley hospital.

Preston-based FWP was responsible for areas including architecture, interior design, project management, quantity surveying and structural and M&E engineering.

The firm worked on the project with main contractor City Build Manchester.

FWP managing partner Martin Whittle said: “We have comprehensively remodelled and refurbished the existing Belmont Ward to provide a new simulation hospital.

“The building works included significant demolition and alteration to the existing layout, the installation of new partition walls along with new wall, floor and ceiling finishes to a very high standard, with bespoke imagery along with feature wallpaper all with a health related theme.”

He continued: “We’ve created a new heating and cooling system, coloured lighting and mock medical gas/nurse call installations to fit in with the simulation theme.

“The mock clinical areas created include a ward area, triage room, treatment bays, resus area and an X-ray/ultrasound room which, combined with the multi-purpose room and the state of the art virtual reality room complete with bleacher seating, has helped to create a bespoke NHS educational facility.”

Work on the facility had funding support from the Cumbria and Lancashire Local Workforce Action Board and Health Education England.

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