This Lancashire hospital building is back in use after eight years after £9.4m project is completed
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Following a £9.4m refurbishment, the Wesham Rehabilitation Centre now aims to provide inspiring mental health rehabilitation for patients in Lancashire.
The former rehabilitation centre, a remnant of the wider Wesham Hospital site closed in 2012, fell out of use when the NHS transferred its services and those of a similar unit in Rossall to the Clifton Hospital in St Annes.
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Hide AdNow a “community facing rehabilitation service” will be based in the refurbished building on Mowbreck Lane, which includes a modern, timber-clad extension.
It has 28 en-suite bedrooms for people who have been in hospital and need support to regain skills and confidence with everyday tasks such as cooking, cleaning and looking after their own health and wellbeing.
The centre has expansive gardens and outdoor therapy areas and includes quiet lounges and a MasterChef style communal kitchen where residents can cook all their own meals with staff support.
Community space has also been included within the new entrance block to encourage use of the centre by local people, in partnership with the trust.
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Hide AdJoanna Stark, director of operations for the Fylde Coast at Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust , said: “We are incredibly proud to launch this new offering to our service users and to help bridge the gap between acute treatment and re-integrating people back into the community.
“The service will have a positive impact on existing service users and benefit new service users in need of a different kind of support.
"We aim to help people with long-term mental health conditions, manage their own care and give them back the independence and lifestyle they deserve.
“Our team and partners have worked incredibly hard over the past two years to open the Wesham Rehabilitation Centre, a service that hopes to involve neighbours when we open our doors for local community events.
“We hope the Wesham centre will pave the way for future mental health rehabilitation services across the region.”
Architect, design and master-planning practice Frank Whittle Partnership, of Preston, was appointed to deliver the £9.4m centre and led on the redevelopment of the existing building. The construction work on the project was carried out by the Eric Wright Group.
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Hide AdMartin Whittle, FWP partner, said: “We have used all our experience that we have built up in the mental health sector over several years to deliver this important community project.
“It really is a showcase of how far mental health design has progressed in recent years and the leading role FWP’s specialist team has played in that development.