Awarded under Lot 1 of the Procure North West Framework, Seddon successfully delivered two projects for Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, providing remodelling and refurbishment works at two rehabilitation and mental health units in Macclesfield.
Lime Walk House and the Millbrook Unit provide specialist mental health treatment and assessment services for people in East Cheshire and beyond. The construction works are an important part of the Trust’s strategy to improve patient outcomes for those facing the most serious of mental health conditions and to ensure they can offer high quality patient environments which support recovery.
Appointed via a design and build contract, Seddon worked with the Trust and the project team, including TACP Architects and Project Manager Zero2, to finalise the design and develop the construction plan.
The Trust managed various stakeholder and service user engagement activities to ensure a ‘service-led’ approach was applied to both projects. Feedback from service users, carers and staff was central to the design development and continued through to the construction phase, working in a collaborative manner to support and facilitate further engagement activities throughout the scheme. Works ran concurrently with Seddon working closely with the Trust/project team to build efficiencies into the programme during the design development stage to help achieve the critical timescales of the Trust.
Lime Walk House: The £1.77m project involved the existing unit being transformed into a new Mental Health Inpatient Unit for adults and older people with serious mental health conditions, providing 26 en-suite bedrooms across two wards.
The construction works included a new-build extension to maximise space and features a clinic, activity space, dining facilities, and support accommodation. Service users benefit from improved external spaces. The project was designed to meet Acute Inpatient standards and provides a welcoming and safe environment ultimately supporting individual care and recovery.
Millbrook House: The new £1.59m Older Persons Dementia Unit is located at the Millbrook Unit, part of Macclesfield General District Hospital. To form the new specialised dementia unit, the existing Complex Assessment and Recovery Service (CARS) ward was remodelled and a new ground floor extension was built providing 15 dementia beds, including an end of life suite and one intensive care bed.
Activities of Daily Living (ADL) kitchen area allows service users to practice important tasks relating to meal preparation and cooking, helping them to retain key skills and independence.
The new unit meets the University of Sterling’s best practice design guidance for dementia care buildings, ensuring the new environment supports the needs of those living with dementia, keeping service users safe from dangers and allowing the freedom and confidence to use their abilities to the fullest extent.
