The newly renovated emergency department at Good Hope Hospital has won a prestigious award for the detail given to crime prevention at the design, layout and construction of the building.

The £5 million project was awarded the UK Police award in recognition of the Hospital’s work with the West Midlands Police to ensure the layout of the building conforms to the highest standard of crime prevention and security.

The West Midlands Police worked with the Hospital during the design and the building stages of the new facilities to ensure it conformed to rigorous security standards.

Good Hope lead security management specialist, Phil Chambers, said: “I am pleased that the quality of design of this new development has been recognised by an external body.  We have succeeded in providing an exceptionally high quality of built with all the right measures to keep staff, patients and visitors safe and which sets the benchmark nationally.”

Chief superintendent Lorraine Bottomley, from Birmingham North local policing unit, said: “It’s fantastic that Good Hope Hospital is fully committed to reducing crime in the area as much as we are. This is the second part of the building phase to receive the award which is a great achievement for them.

“The design of the building will make a significant difference to the safety of patients, staff, and visitors. It’s great that they are working with us to reduce crime in the area.

“Local officers will now work to complement the design of the building to further reduce the potential for crime in this area.”

The soon to be officially opened newly refurbished emergency department at Good Hope Hospital brings the minor injuries unit and majors areas into close proximity of each other, and provision of an enlarged resuscitation area.  The new facilities provide increased cubicle and clinical space to provide an improved patient experience and meet increasing demand.

The award certificate was presented to Good Hope’s executive lead director, Sue Moore by chief superintendent Bottomley from the West Midlands Police on 1 February 2013.