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Work starts on John Radcliffe critical care facility
Modular building specialist, MTX Contracts, has begun work at Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital to erect a new 48-bed critical care building, which will triple the number of ICU beds there. The hospital currently has 16 dedicated adult ICU beds, and, during the pandemic, other beds have also been used for intensive care. The £29 million building is part of a regional approach for managing critical care demand and activity through the pandemic, and will also help alleviate future seasonal and epidemic pressures. The project’s first phase is due to finish this Spring, with full completion later this year. Current plans are for five floors (three clinical, one for storage/plant, and one
non-clinical), improved storage facilities, a seminar room, a staff room, and additional office space. The planning application stressed that the newly- created Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care System (BOB ICS), ‘urgently requires increased critical care capacity to cover the South East region’.
Modular buildings are increasingly used by Trusts to provide additional facilities in shorter time scales. MTX MD, David Hartley, said: “The MMC (Modern Methods of Construction) approach enables us to quickly deliver high-quality new hospital facilities cost-effectively. Our modular healthcare buildings are specifically created for medical use, with
Jonathan and Elaine Waggott, (seen here) co-founders of Angel Guard, have announced the opening of a new office and factory in East Kilbride in Scotland. The company is positioning itself as the creator of ‘the market’s most technologically advanced clinical washbasin’ (HEJ – February – 2020). “As a company,” noted Operations director, Elaine Waggott, “we are privileged to not only be working in the current climate, but to also experience the expansion of our business. However, we want to ensure we use our progress to
Angel Guard opens new office and factory provide unique opportunities
for those engaged in the Department for Work & Pensions 'Kickstart' scheme.” Angel Guard is participating in the ‘Kickstart’ scheme, which allows young workers aged 16-24 to gain valuable skills and experience. Many will be fabricating the essential parts of the company’s ‘state- of-the-art’ clinical washbasins.
Angel Guard says it is ‘passionate about making a positive step change in the fight
mechanical ventilation systems designed to optimise clean air flow and meet clinical needs.”
The John Radcliffe Hospital is Oxfordshire’s main A&E site, providing acute medical and surgical services including trauma, intensive care, and cardiothoracic services. Dr Bruno Holthof, CEO at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: “We are incredibly pleased about this new building. Not only will it improve our critical care environment, but it will also help us in planning for future demands.”
against HCAIs and multi-drug resistant bacteria,’ as well as improving NHS waiting times and patient outcomes. It aims to do this by introducing new ‘cutting-edge’ washbasins – its ‘Michael’ and ‘Gabriel’ units – ‘equipped to deal with all things bacterial, from cutting down on the spread of pathogens, to preventing retrograde contamination’.
Angel Guard is an official ‘Made In Britain’ company.
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