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Construction begins on new eye care and research centre
A ‘breaking ground’ celebration has been held to mark the start of construction to build Oriel, a new eye care, research, and education centre in Camden, to be the new home to Oriel partners: Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, and Moorfields Eye Charity. Bouygues UK will build the centre, which is due to open in 2027. Part of the New Hospital Programme, it will ‘harness the expertise of the partners under one roof to enable closer collaborative working between clinicians and researchers’. Guests at the event included Lord Markham CBE, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Care, key staff involved in the development and design, NHS leaders, and leadership donors supporting the project. Dr Martin Kuper, Moorfields Eye Hospital CEO, said: “We have been looking forward to this breaking ground event for a long time. Thank you to everyone who has worked so hard to get us to this stage. This centre will support our global reputation for excellence, and help us deliver outstanding care for all our patients.”
Health Minister, Lord Markham, said: “It was an honour to attend the breaking
Improving the transfer of critically ill patients
University Hospital Southampton has partnered with Illustrious Healthcare Solutions to develop a Critical Care Transfer Stack (CCTS) designed to improve the internal transfer of critically ill patients within acute healthcare environments. Engineering design and
ground event to mark the start of construction to build Oriel, part of the biggest hospital building in a generation. We continue to work closely with the NHS to improve services, and Oriel is part of our commitment to build 40 new hospitals by 2030, now expected to be backed by over £20 bn of investment.” The Oriel site was previously owned by Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust. In February 2023, Moorfields acquired it through an NHS-to-NHS transaction, and a £300 m contract was awarded to Bouygues UK to build Oriel. Demolition of six buildings on the site started in late February, and construction of the 10-storey, 47,000 m2
centre has
now begun. The new facility will be located in the heart of the Knowledge Quarter, ‘an internationally renowned science and innovation hub’.
Gradus wall protection and handrails installed as part of Brighton ‘3Ts’ project
A complete Gradus wall protection package has been installed at the 3Ts development (Trauma, Teaching and Tertiary care) for the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton. The three-stage project involves the replacement of the buildings to the front half of the hospital with two new clinical buildings and a service and logistics yard. Gradus SureProtect Endure wall cladding in Chalk has been installed in circulation corridors and equipment bays, to help reduce the need to repair and re-paint wall surfaces, minimise long-term maintenance requirements,
and optimise the appearance retention of the building interior. Gradus says the wall cladding is ‘the ideal solution for healthcare environments, as its easy- to-clean surface makes it perfect for areas requiring both a hard-wearing and hygienic solution’.
Timber handrails were installed in the stairway and corridors in Oak. Gradus explained: “Gradus Timber handrails are designed to offer pedestrian guidance and support, while providing a comfortable, safe grip that is not cold to the touch. The Oak handrails are produced from verified, legal, and sustainable sources in line with Approved Document M, BS8300:2009, and HBN 00-04 guidelines, helping the Royal Sussex County Hospital meet its duties under the Disability Discrimination Act.” SureProtect Endure Wall and corner guards in Chalk were also used to protect various areas in the hospital against damage from wheeled equipment.
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manufacturing company, Illustrious Healthcare Solutions, says the mobile frame attaches to a bed to support medical devices such as monitors, ventilators, oxygen cylinders, and accessories, which are mounted to the vertical aspect for visibility during patient transfer. The CCTS also safely transports cylinder holders and suction units, includes integrated storage areas, and has an integrated power supply unit. Illustrious and UHS say the system can also be used ‘with many different bed types’. They collaborated in co- developing it after the Portsmouth- based engineering company contacted the hospital during the first wave of COVID-19, providing chart trolleys for intensive care units. The project has seen close collaboration between Illustrious
engineers and hospital clinical engineering staff, with the product rigorously tested across the 35 theatres at Southampton General Hospital, in general, cardiac, paediatric and neuroscience intensive care units, and the Emergency Department, with extensive feedback guiding final development. The system has a medical device classification (Class 1), is MHRA-registered, compliant with the European Medical Device Regulation (MDR), and has an integrated power supply unit with medical grade isolation transformer. UHS said: “The CCTS has a
sustainable design that greatly reduces the amount of plastics normally used, and is 98% recyclable. Made from marine grade stainless steel and aluminium, it has an antimicrobial medical grade finish for ease of cleaning and decontamination. Any component repairs can be carried out locally.”
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