David Bailey refurbishment at Great Ormond Street Hospital

Architects, Watkins Gray International specified fitted furniture from David Bailey Furniture Systems in a series of refurbishment projects undertaken by construction company Mansell.

Many of the hospitals'' main wards and reception areas have seen fitted furniture installed totalling £371,000

The first phase of refurbishment included the Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Units (PICU and NICU); the Dental and Maxillofacial Department; the Medical Illustration Offices; the Safari Day Care Centre for Haematology and Oncology; and the Louise, Penguin and Rainforest Wards in the Southwood Building.

In addition to the base and wall storage units, worktops and shelving prescribed from the Healthline range, David Bailey Furniture Systems also supplied custom-made nurse stations for the hospital’s reception areas.

Mansell’s Site Manager for the Great Ormond Street Hospital installation, commented: “As this refurbishment project incorporated such a range of areas in the hospital, it was important to select a furniture supplier that was able to offer a diverse product range. David Bailey Furniture Systems’ high quality storage units and custom-made pieces fitted the bill.”

Founded in 1852 as the first hospital in the UK dedicated to children, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust (GOSH) has grown to become one of Europe’s leading centres of excellence for the provision of specialist children’s healthcare.

GOSH was the first institution in the UK to offer inpatient care to children only and today offers 29 wards and 335 beds. With the widest range of children’s specialists under one roof in the UK, GOSH treats over 22,000 inpatients and 77,000 outpatients every year.