Plans for the University of Salford’s new health building on its Frederick Road campus have been given the green light by Salford City Council, and building work is set to begin in late October.
The target completion date is Autumn 2026.
The new site will offer a health and wellbeing hub at the heart of the University estate. It will be the home for some of the University’s most popular healthcare courses – including podiatry, prosthetics and orthotics, sports rehabilitation, occupational therapy and sport science. In addition, any Salford staff or students delivering health and wellbeing activities will be able to use the space.
The new building is to be a community focus for public services delivered by our partners, with plans now being explored for mother and child health sessions, weight management clinics and other wellbeing forums.
It will be central to the University’s commitment to helping reduce health and social inequalities and to its pledge to help address the NHS’ workforce challenges.
Professor Vicky Halliwell, Deputy Dean at the School of Health and Society, said:
“Our health building will be one of the gems in the expanding University of Salford estate. Every year we train thousands of students to work in the healthcare sector in both the NHS, social care and beyond. Now our academics, students and researchers will be able to enjoy their time in Salford even more, in our state-of-the-art teaching environment.”
