Covered on BBC’s North West Tonight, young people have helped design a unit caring for those with mental health issues.
The new unit, currently under construction by Eric Wright, will be a ‘Tier 4′ facility, providing in-patient and day-patient care for children and young people with severe and/or complex mental health conditions that are beyond the remit of community CAMH services and has been designed by mental health specialists, Gilling Dod Architects.
The two storey facility being built within the grounds of the Countess of Chester Health Park on a site owned by CWP, will provide 26 beds in two wards of 12 and 14 beds, each of which will be subdivided into two smaller areas with beds and day spaces, a central nurses’ station and a seclusion suite and a 4 bed PICU.
The new CAMHS unit will also include an education centre, secure gardens enclosed by the building for security and privacy, along with horticultural and landscaped areas providing recreational facilities including outdoor exercise apparatus.
Admin facilities on the ground floor will adjoin a small two-storey section of the building, as well as visiting areas and communal spaces, such as Activities of Daily Living (ADL) amenities, exercise room and multi-faith area complete the scheme.