Walkergate Park

Walkergate Park Hospital in Newcastle is one of the most advanced units of its kind in Europe and has been purposely designed to provide treatment and support for people with physical disabilities, mental illness, or severe challenging behaviour caused by injury or disease affecting the brain, spinal cord or muscles, offering specialist and revolutionary expertise and treatment.

P+HS Architects acted as the principal architect for the £25 million development working on behalf of development team United Medical Enterprises Investments and Clugston Construction. The new hospital was procured by the Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Trust under the Private Finance Initiative.

A key feature of the hospital is the art installation that forms a critical part of the Healing Arts programme for the NHS. P+HS Architects engaged with the Arts Council for several artists to provide a range of installations using a £150,000 budget.

The 11,418m² two-storey building has 66 beds and brings together existing local and regional specialist services for people with a neuro disability, into one centre of excellence.