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Urban Salon’s first project for the NHS, the Burrell Street sexual health centre has been completed and has opened to the public. The clinic is the UK’s first seven-day-a-week sexual health clinic and is run by Guy’s and St Thomas’ Trust in London.
The project came out of a design competition that engaged designers and architects from outside the healthcare specialism. Their brief was to transform two railway arches in Burrell Street, Southwark and create a welcoming clinic, which had a look and feel that was very different from the standardized hospital environment to help break down taboos around the nature of the clinic.
Since its opening, the clinic has proved popular attracting high numbers of visitors and has generated positive feedback. Comments have included ‘ A lovely new building’, ‘I was impressed with the waiting room as it had a welcoming atmosphere unlike most hospital waiting rooms’, and ‘interesting cat theme…’.
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