Working with HPFT and WT Partnership, the project focused on creating a safer environment for vulnerable residents through the removal of potential ligature risks while maintaining a comfortable, non-clinical setting. Over an eight-week programme, all 16 patient bedrooms and 20 bathrooms were upgraded from traditional fixtures and fittings to anti-ligature compliant standards. High-risk fixtures were removed and replaced with specialist anti-ligature products, including door hardware, ironmongery, sanitaryware and bedroom accessories. Additional improvements included bathroom upgrades, communal corridor works and lighting adaptations within the communal garden gazebo area.
What we did
CLC delivered a comprehensive anti-ligature refurbishment programme at Seward Lodge, a 16-bed specialist mental health and dementia care unit in Hertford.
Specifications
- Anti-ligature bedroom conversions
- Anti-ligature door hardware
- Anti-ligature sanitaryware
- Anti-ligature ironmongery
- Bathroom upgrades
- Electrical adaptations
- Communal area improvements
- Gazebo lighting upgrades
- Decoration
Project Overview
Number of weeks
8
Contract Value
£
187
K
Number of bathrooms
20
Number of bedrooms
16
Resident wellbeing, staff safety and service continuity remained the highest priorities throughout the programme. To minimise disruption, works were delivered across four carefully managed phases, with each phase completed within a two-week period. This enabled NHS staff to safely relocate residents before works commenced and return them to their rooms once completed. Close coordination between CLC, HPFT clinical teams and WT Partnership ensured all works were carried out safely and efficiently. Strict programme management, clear communication and flexible working practices allowed the project to be delivered on schedule while maintaining a clean, safe and fully operational environment.
Challenges
The primary challenge was delivering extensive refurbishment works within an operational mental health and dementia care facility.
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