Plans to transform an NHS site into a major mental health and medical research campus in Headington have been submitted to Oxford City Council by Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.
Warneford Park is a unique collaboration between Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (OHFT), the University of Oxford and a benefactor that would see the creation of brand-new facilities that will benefit patients and support the advancement of medical research and mental health and brain science.
At the heart of the plans will be a new mental health hospital to replace the current Warneford Hospital – which is Grade II listed and thought to be the oldest inpatient unit still in use across the NHS. The new hospital will focus on providing modern inpatient facilities, with an emphasis on patient wellness and therapeutic spaces that connect with nature.
The plans, which have been drawn up by a team led by architecture practice Eric Parry Architects, also include a major new facility for the world-leading medical research taking place at the University of Oxford, with additional space for biotech, pharmaceutical and start-up companies.