Southampton rehabilitation unit open for site tours – book yours today!
Site tours are now available to book for staff who want to come along and see the Southampton rehabilitation unit up close, hear about what it will look like and what facilities will be available for staff, patients and visitors when it is completed in 2024.
James House, Southampton Place Director for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight integrated Care Board, joined some of the project team for one of the first few tours of the site where he was able to hear about the design process, construction and how the interior fit out will be developed in the coming months.
James said: “It was great to see the progress that has been made so far and walking round the site the team really brought the project to life. There has been an amazing amount of engagement undertaken with stakeholders, such as the clinical teams who will be working there in the future, and I was blown away by the passion that the team have for the project; it really felt as if they were building it around the staff and patients with them at the very heart of it. It will be a great asset to the city and the health economy for many years to come and I’m really looking forward to seeing it open to patients.”
Tours will take place for small groups of staff every Friday between 12.45-1.45pm and will include a short safety briefing and provision of boots, vests and hard hats necessary for visiting a construction site. Upcoming dates that are available to book are:
- 17 November
- 1 December
- 8 December
- 15 December
- 22 December
To book a tour, please contact Sam Vincent at sam.vincent@solent.nhs.uk
Helen Moody, Estates Locality Manager, recently came along on one of the site tours and said: “It was fantastic to see inside the new building and there is a real sense that it’s going to be something different. I really enjoyed seeing it up close and how the internal fitting is taking shape. You can see how the rooms and wards will be laid out and every tiny detail has been considered.
“The bins will be positioned so that domestic staff only have to walk the shortest possible distance to dispose of waste and the courtyard doors are wide so that people can be taken outside in their beds, as well as in wheelchairs or on foot. It’s going to deliver a whole new level of experience for our patients and staff.”