Why we have developed a new inpatient hospital
GMMH became responsible for the delivery of services at Park House, based in Crumpsall on the North Manchester General Hospital site, in 2017 and immediately recognised that the unit was a priority for improvement due to its untherapeutic indoor and outdoor facilities.
Park House has now been decommissioned and replaced by North View which has been built on North Manchester General Hospital site. This is in an alternative location to Park House to ensure the new facility could be fully constructed without disturbing current patients and the day-to-day running of services.
The services that were offered at Park House - providing assessment and treatment for adults and older people with mental health needs, such as depression, schizophrenia, psychosis, and dementia – have all been transferred to North View. At Park House patients were accommodated across male and female wards, in mainly dormitory-style hospital accommodation, and with little outdoor space.
The new development significantly improved patient privacy and dignity, providing patients with:
- spacious single bedrooms with private ensuite bathrooms in single-sex wards
- a variety of internal activity areas and multiple outside garden spaces, specifically designed to enhance the environment and aid recovery.
We set about developing a business case to redevelop the facility and plans for the new mental health unit received full planning consent from the local planning authority, Manchester City Council, in January 2021.
£105.9m of capital investment has been used to construct modern mental health facilities, which greatly improves the quality of specialist inpatient care, using the latest technology and therapeutic techniques in an environment that is conducive to holistic treatment and recovery.
The state-of-the-art mental health inpatient hospital has been built to the latest environmental standards, and offers a therapeutic, modern environment for patients and workplace for staff, which will promote the integration of physical and mental wellbeing.
Work on the new building started in 2022 with the new facility fully operational and open in November 2024.
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