Echoes of the Past, Pathways to the Future. A Shared Journey Towards Excellence in Mental Health design, Care and Discovery.

Synopsis

The presentation will focus on how we have started a complex journey in realising a shared vision and ambitious plans driven by a unique collaboration between an NHS Foundation Trust, the oldest university in the English-speaking work, and a philanthropist.
This presentation will follow on from “Engaging the Vision for the New Warneford Park”, the presentation we gave in 2024 – Outlining the vision to create an outstanding environment for healthcare, research, innovation, and education, achieved with true co production.
This year we will update our journey and describe how we hope to create a new sustainably designed mental health hospital, offering the best therapies, care, and a therapeutic environment that provides the best opportunity for recovery, co-located with global brain health research facilities and reuse the existing Late Georgian, Warneford Hospital building to provide a new post-graduate college that educates future generations of clinicians and researchers.
In 2026 we will celebrate 200 years of continual clinical use of the existing Warneford Hospital, we reflect on the lessons of the past that are helping us ensure that the New Warneford Park can continue to adapt and support care into the next 200 years.
From legacy to innovation the importance of nature enhancing design and the importance of meaningful co production throughout our design process.