Woking hospice
Transforming a Derelict 1980s Office Block into a New Hospice
Potentially a UK first, this project saw a derelict two-storey 1980s office building carefully transformed into a purpose-designed hospice. The innovative change of use gave a neglected building a new lease of life, creating a welcoming and supportive environment for patients, families and staff.
20-bed in-patient hospice
2-storey derelict office block converted
Day Care unit for outpatient care and therapies
Woking Hospice
The hospice for Woking and Sam Beare Hospices (WSBH) is a modern centre of excellence in palliative care with a 20-bed in-patient facility, a Day Care unit designed to cater for daily outpatient visits which include medical assessments and treatments, complementary therapies, physio and occupational therapies and wellness activities. Also based at the new building is a hospice community team of Clinical Nurse Specialists and the teams managing education, bereavement counselling and spiritual care.
The hospice houses leading edge facilities in a warm and welcoming environment. To help change the commonly held perceptions of hospices being clinical and uninviting it also has a café to which members of the public will be encouraged to visit, joining staff and volunteers.
The hospice was built for Woking and Sam Beare Hospices (WSBH).
