Bam appointed on £84.5m Rhyl mental health unit
The 63-bed facility at Clwyd Hospital in North Wales would provide acute inpatient mental health care to adults from Conwy, Denbighshire and parts of Flintshire.
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has chosen Bam Construction to develop the detailed design for constructing the £84.5m mental health centre.
The Welsh Government yesterday approved the health board’s outline plans for the facility and the scheme can now proceed to a full assessment.
The plans include:
- A 14-bed older person’s mental health ward with en-suite facilities and improved recreational spaces
- A 13-bed dementia care assessment unit
- Two purpose-built 16-bed adult wards with a de-stimulation area on each ward, which will provide a safe nursing environment for high acuity patients
- An assessment suite to enable suitable patients to be moved from the Emergency Department in a timely manner is included, as is more outdoor and therapeutic space and better staff and family facilities.
Subject to final approval being secured, construction is expected to begin in 2024 and complete in 2026.
Bam was awarded the project under the NHS Building for Wales framework, NHS Wales’ construction procurement and delivery frameworks for major capital projects with construction costs in excess of £4m.
The scheme will be Bam’s third at Clwyd Hospital, having delivered an £18m neonatal unit in 2018 and a cancer treatment centre in 2010.
“The Bam North West team is delighted to have the opportunity to work with the BCU Health Board at Glan Clwyd once again,” said Rob Bailey, construction director at Bam.
“We have established a strong and successful relationship with the University Health Board through previously delivered projects and we look forward to continuing this success with this important healthcare project for the region.”
Bailey added: “This is an exciting and important project that will deliver significantly improved facilities for both patients and staff and accommodate more acute mental health beds to help Betsi Cadwaladr University meet current and future demand.”
The design team for the scheme includes architect Powell Dobson, structural engineer Ramboll, M&E engineer Arup, and MEP installer Lorne Stuart.
Gleeds will provide project management and cost advisor services to the BCU Health Board.
