The £21 million phase one extension to the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, has been completed and officially opened. Designed by P+HS Architects, it is the first project in the country to come under the national roll out of ProCure21, the NHS’s framework agreement for the delivery of new capital-funded health schemes.
The construction work for the first phase was awarded in late 2003 to Interserve and P+HS Architects was commissioned to manage the Development Control Plan for the reconfiguration of the hospital through a series of workshops with managers and clinicians.
The resulting 4500 m2 extension comprises a new three storey building linked to the main hospital buildings by a three storey link. The additional space houses paediatric inpatient and outpatient services, a women’s health unit, including early pregnancy unit, pathology department, including aseptic manufacturing and energy centre. In keeping with the new design the main entrance was also remodelled and refurbished.
P+HS Architects has been retained to manage the next phases of development on the site to include a cardiology unit, maternity upgrading, A&E modifications and mortuary facilities, with dining, kitchen and support services following.
