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Theatres refurbished and day unit remodelled at Barnet
Medical Air Technology (MAT) has come to the end of a major project at Barnet Hospital, comprising the complete refurbishment of the healthcare facility’s five main operating theatres, and the refurbishment and remodelling of a day surgery unit. MAT was brought in by Bouygues
Energies and Services (BYES), the service- provider responsible for the hospital’s FM and lifecycle replacement works, and part of Bouygues Construction, which built the PFI hospital in 2003. The hospital is now operated by the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; MAT says the ‘extremely positive relationship’ between it, the Trust, and BYES, and the support of the hospital’s staff, have ensured the project’s smooth running, and seen it completed on time and within budget. Having begun working with BYES early
in 2014, MAT advised on, costed, and developed a scheme, to encompass the latest technology and give the theatres enhanced equipment and performance, while bringing them back to their original standard. All work was undertaken in a ‘live’ environment, and had to be managed accordingly to ensure that the hospital’s day-to-day running was uninterrupted. The original theatres were nearing the
end of their lifecycle, and the hospital was keen to embrace the latest developments in theatre design and technology as part of their refurbishment. The remodelled day
surgery unit, incorporating an adult assessment unit (AAU), will meanwhile help to ease winter bed pressures and diagnostic waiting times. The first of the five theatres began
operating in early 2016, and features an ultraclean ventilation canopy from MAT’s ‘energy-efficient’ ECO-flow range, making it suitable for orthopaedic surgery. The four remaining theatres have all had ventilation upgrades, plus new operating lights, touchscreen surgeon’s panels, PACS systems, new doors, Whiterock wall finishes, terrazzo floor refurbishment, furniture, sanitaryware, lighting, and small power and medical gases. The project progressed so well that mid-way through
the work on the new theatres, BYES and the Trust approached MAT to discuss broadening the scope of work to include the day surgery unit, which has been remodelled to include the adult assessment unit (AAU), enabling patients to be assessed and treated quickly, minimising overnight stays, and streamlining patient flow. The unit has had a full internal redesign and upgrade, including of mechanical and electrical systems, medical gases, finishes, and furniture, and new bathrooms. The AAU was completed within 18 weeks. It has an open, light, and airy feel, with brightly coloured murals and artwork to enhance the patient experience.
Low-cost thermocouple
system Demand for more streamlined temperature monitoring to prevent Legionnaires’ disease featured highly at last year’s Healthcare Estates exhibition, says temperature measurement specialist, TM Electronics, which has developed a solution. The company said: “Estates officers
sought a more cost-effective response to ACoP L8 guidance on water temperature testing, citing difficulties with monitoring high level tanks, boxed-in TMVs, and calorifier flow and return pipes. Several Trusts are now using a new modular low- cost system we have developed well suited to the diversity and complexity of NHS buildings. The system combines fine wire thermocouple sensors with miniature thermocouple connection points. Multiple tests are taken quickly from a central location, delivering stable results within a 20 metre range.” The company has ‘built in further
choice’ by offering both manual and digital recording options.
Vernacare appoints NI technical services partner
Medical product supplier, Vernacare, has appointed electrical and mechanical contractor, JD McGeown, as its technical services partner for Northern Ireland. JD McGeown’s specialist engineers will
install, commission, maintain, and service Vernacare’s fleet of Vortex disposal units, which provide Northern Ireland’s hospitals with ‘a hygienic and time- saving system of human waste disposal’. Belfast-headquartered JD McGeown
has recently installed and commissioned Vortex disposal systems at Daisy Hill Hospital, part of Southern Health and Social Care Trust, and was also recently chosen to provide electrical engineering services to Belfast’s Royal Victoria Hospital, including for the new £10 m
non-clinical support building and children’s haematology wards there. Vernacare says the Vortex units provide a
fast, cost-effective method of disposing of its natural fibre single-use bedpans, urinals, washbowls, and other containers. After use by patients, the containers are placed in the Vortex disposal units, and broken down into a fine, watery slurry that flows freely through the drains. The single-use system is used throughout the UK and globally. JD McGeown’s healthcare engineering
team has completed intensive training to become certified and assured suppliers, qualifying members in all aspects of Vortex technical care – from installation to fault diagnosis, breakdown repair, and servicing.
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