Health Sector
The practice has completed projects for numerous Healthcare Trusts throughout the north west since it was formed in 1978. Though we still complete a considerable amount of work under traditional procurement, the majority of our commissions are now through the Procure 21 route. We have extensive experience in the area of major healthcare development secured by this method.
Alan Johnston Partnership has worked on most hospital sites in the north west for numerous years and hold close relationships with many NHS trusts in the wider region.
Recent Projects
Burnley Hospital
The integration of Burnley General’s state-of-the-art Fairhurst Building is the latest milestone of their £60m development programme to provide patients and staff with high quality facilities for outpatient appointments, ophthalmology and maxillo facial treatment, in bigger and better surroundings.
Following planning approval in early 2018, the ELHT Capital Projects Team, working with principal construction partner IHP-Vinci, Gilling Dod Architects and AJP, delivered the scheme ahead of schedule, and within budget, in less than 18 months. The construction of the Fairhurst Building was completed in a live hospital environment, as all clinical and admin functions had to remain fully operational at all times.
The scheme was designed in compliance with the Ecodesign Directive and includes many measures to minimise the impact on the environment whilst dramatically decreasing energy usage. The Fairhurst Building, with its new and improved facilities will be of huge benefit to staff and the 58,000 patients who visit each year.
South Lakes Birth Centre
The South Lakes Birth Centre is now recognised as one of the leading centres in the UK, setting a new benchmark in maternity unit design. Delivered under the P21+ Framework, the project involved a major extension to Furness General Hospital, with works completed in a live working hospital environment in under 15 months.
The project was co-designed by staff members and local community, with new ideas and layouts derived directly from service-user feedback and extensive consultation with stakeholders. The initial design from Day Architectural was explored in detail with them; adapted live using Day’s software, which was then integrated into AJP’s structural designs to improve safety, building efficiency and materialise innovations.
Royal Preston Hospital
Completed in March 2021, the £19m expansion and refurbishment project of Royal Preston Hospital’s Critical Care Unit sought to provide much needed new bed capacity and a modern environment for staff and patients.
Carried out over four phases, the scheme included an extension and extensive remodelling of a dilapidated part of the existing estate to transform the tired building into a new ultramodern Critical Care Unit. As it was delivered in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, specific attention was included in the design to enable the department to continue to operate fully.
The 34-bed unit is now home to facilities architecturally designed by Gilling Dod that encourage mindfulness and positive wellbeing for both patients and staff, helping to detract from the clinical setting. The scheme was managed by Integrated Health Projects (IHP), the joint venture between VINCI Construction UK and Sir Robert McAlpine, who worked in partnership with the NHS to deliver a fully HTM compliant world class facility, which puts the needs of patients and staff at the helm of their design.
Hartley Hospital
Completed in June 2020, Hartley Hospital is a new £20m inpatient mental health unit for older adult and adult acute services.
The hospital comprises 40 ensuite bedrooms, a short-term assessment suite, on-site café, a family visiting room, sacred space, gym, office suites and outpatient services. Additionally, all inpatients have access to all therapy and activity areas, plus gorgeous inner garden courtyards, which create a uniquely modern therapeutic setting.
Built on the previous General Infirmary site, the hospital replaces the existing Boothroyd Unit and nearby Hesketh Centre, now enabling the town’s inpatient and Community Mental Health services to be co-located for the first time.
