University of Suffolk, Ipswich

University of Suffolk, Ipswich
June 11, 2019 worksafe

The James Hehir Building is a six storey building which is a few minutes walk from the main Waterfront Building.

This building is home to specialist teaching facilities including clinical skills laboratories, physiology and sports science laboratories, and an iLab, as well as general teaching and study space and Cult Cafe Bar, which is open to students, staff and the general public.

The second floor of the building contains a dedicated consultation room with a joining observation area incorporating a one way mirror. This allows students to practise their counselling and interviewing skills particularly within Mental Health, Nursing and Social Care. One room is predominantly to be used as an acute area for adult nursing; Midwifery and Child Health nursing students. In addition to this, there is a purpose built anaesthetic room for ODP students. Specialised equipment is accessible to all students for teaching and updating moving and handling skills. This area also contains a purpose built home room to allow clinical skills to be developed in a home environment.