Work begins on brand new Bourn Hall fertility clinic in Wickford

A new state-of-the-art purpose-built full service fertility centre will provide fertility health checks and a comprehensive range of fertility treatments.

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Cambridge-based Bourn Hall Clinic was the world's first IVF clinic and has since set up additional clinics across the East of England. Bourn Hall is celebrating the fourth birthday of its satellite clinic in Wickford, Essex, with the news that work has begun on a new full service fertility centre for the town. The diggers have now moved in for the first phase of the construction of the IVF clinic, which will be completed early next year.

Bourn Hall’s regional clinic manager Sarah Pallett is very excited about the developments.

“We are delighted with the success rates in Wickford; over 100 babies have been born so far with another 50 on the way,” she says. “The existing clinic has proved to be very popular with patients, so it seemed a logical step to locate a full-service clinic in the town. The additional space will allow us to offer a wider range of fertility treatments to more people.”

The new purpose-built centre will offer fertility health and wellbeing checks, to quickly identify the cause of infertility, and a range of treatments. If IVF is required the clinic will have its own state-of-the-art embryology laboratory so all treatment can take place on-site.

Sarah Pallet continues: “Wickford is the ideal place for us to offer the full range of fertility services as it easily accessible to people from South Hertfordshire and North London as well as Essex, removing the need to travel into London. We look forward to seeing the building take shape over the coming months.”

The new purpose-built centre is to be located on London Road, Wickford, and will have capacity for 1000 IVF cycles a year. It is the first time that Bourn Hall has commissioned a new build and it is anticipated that it will form a blueprint for further clinics.

There is a strong Essex team involved in the construction of the new clinic, with project management by The Healthcare Property Company, an innovative developer of healthcare premises based in Maldon, and building work by Southend-on-Sea construction company AW Hardy. Architects brp have designed the clinic to the highest specifications.

Managing Director of The Healthcare Property Company (HPC), Paul Stacey, said: “I’m delighted that HPC is providing a purpose-built, full service IVF clinic in Wickford for Bourn Hall. We have worked very closely with an experienced, innovative team of design and construction specialists to develop a high-spec facility which meets the exacting requirements of Bourn Hall – from the intricate workings of the clean rooms, to the structural elements designed to reduce vibration.”

brp architects have also welcomed the opportunity of working alongside Bourn Hall and its development partners The Healthcare Property Company Limited and comment: “The site on London Road, Wickford was earmarked as a natural location for expansion of Bourn Hall’s services, and although the chosen site has not been without its challenges, the finished building promises to be rewarding both architecturally and for all those who will use it.

“As a collaborative project between Bourn Hall Clinic and The Healthcare Property Company Limited, the ‘breaking of ground’ marks a milestone moment for the project as well as signifying the efforts and hard work by everyone involved with the project up to this stage.

“We welcome the appointment of AW Hardy & Co of Southend on Sea as the Main Building Contractor and we now look forward to working closely with them during the construction phase."

Image: ( left to right) Paul Stacey, Managing Director, The Healthcare Property Company (HPC); James Hillyard, Services & EHS Manager, Bourn Hall Clinic (part of the project management team for Wickford project); Sarah Pallett, Regional Clinic Manager, Bourn Hall Clinic; Steve Wakefield, Partner, Calfordseaden; Dave Bilcliffe, Contracts Manager, AW Hardy & Co; Victoria Stacey, Business Development Manager, HPC

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