The Selby Community Project has brought many benefits for different groups of people.
Benefits for all residents:
- A brand new hospital, tailored to meet the needs of the residents of Selby.
- Supports the long-term redevelopment of Selby town centre.
- A greater likelihood that Selby will continue as a main centre for health and local authority services well into the future.
- Improved access with more open space.
Benefits for all taxpayers
- A more effective use of taxpayers’ money in the long-run, through reduced expenditure on maintenance.
- A more energy-efficient building requiring less power to run compared to the existing buildings, also with the associated environmental benefit.
Benefits for hospital patients:
- Enhanced quality of healthcare services made possible from modern, tailored facilities.
- A bright, clean and welcoming environment that has been designed around the patient.
- Good signage and a logical layout to aid navigation around the building.
- Provision of additional healthcare services.
- Improved parking facilities.
Benefits for NHS & District Council staff:
- Purpose-built facilities designed around the needs of the modern workplace.
- New facilities such as staff showers and secure bike parking to give people more choice about how they come to work.
- A safer, more pleasant and more secure environment in which to work.
- Access to new staff welfare and refreshment areas.
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