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MTX wins contract for Clacton Hospital’s new UTC
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust has chosen Modern Methods of Construction specialist, MTX Contracts, to upgrade healthcare facilities at Clacton Hospital with a new Urgent Treatment Centre. MTX says the project is ‘the latest phase in a multi-million pound upgrade to ensure patients using the hospital receive high quality healthcare in state-of-the-art surroundings, with an improved experience, both in terms of physical access to healthcare and the clinical environment’. Work has started on demolishing
parts of the existing Urgent Treatment Centre to make way for the two-storey extension to house the new UTC. It will incorporate nine consulting/ examination rooms, a dedicated isolation room, three triage rooms, eye and plaster rooms, and a mental health consulting room. A prefabricated rooftop room will enclose mechanical equipment serving the building, and ground and first floor walkways will link the UTC into
New Health and Life Sciences Skills and Training Hub created
Barts Life Sciences, a partnership between Barts Health NHS Trust and Queen Mary University of London, has partnered with Waltham Forest College to launch a new Health and Life Sciences Hub, designed to expand education, skills, and career opportunities, across North East London. The partnership, celebrated
existing buildings to be refurbished. Naomi Palmer, the Trust’s Project
manager, said: “We are delighted that Clacton Hospital is benefiting from such a significant investment. The work undertaken so far has brought essential diagnostic services closer to home, while vastly improving the patient care environment. This major project’s next phase will see a new, easy-to-access UTC created, along with extra clinical spaces. The work has been planned carefully so patients
can continue to access these services throughout construction without the need to travel further afield.” MTX MD, David Hartley, said: “We have a long-standing relationship with East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, and are delighted to have been chosen to deliver this high quality upgrade at Clacton Hospital faster, greener, more safely, and more cost-effectively, using innovative and advanced modern methods of construction.”
Outdoor space for people to ‘remember and reflect’ opens at BRI
A new outdoor space for people to remember and reflect has been officially opened at Bradford Royal Infirmary by ITV’s Love Your Garden presenter, Katie Rushworth.
Made possible by a £44,840
grant from NHS Charities Together, which Bradford Hospitals Charity (BHC) secured, the new space is on the Smith Lane side of the hospital, and will be a place where staff, patients, and visitors can go and sit in quiet contemplation if they need a break away from the office or wards.
Head of Fundraising for BHC, Lisa Williams, explained: “BHC is proud to have secured this funding from NHS Charities Together, and we’d like to thank them for their generosity as – without it – this new space wouldn’t have been possible. This lovely new setting serves as a visible and important area where people can come
together to reflect, remember, and take time out of their day to get away from the main hospital and – most importantly – take precious time out for themselves.” The garden is based on a design
idea by Roger Scales from Bradford Council’s Landscape, Design and Conservation team, and was built by the Trust’s Estates and Gardening teams over a period of eight weeks. Estates Projects officer, Samantha
Hunter, added: “Having been involved in the reflection garden’s
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planning since it was discussed at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been a special project to deliver. On behalf of the Estates and Gardening teams involved in its creation, I hope everyone enjoys this much-needed reflective and tranquil space.” Morgan Sindall Construction,
which recently completed work on the Trust’s maternity assessment centre, donated plants and provided volunteers to work on the garden.
at a recent signing event (see photo), will introduce new pathways in healthcare and life sciences, and new training opportunities to local communities and students across London, with a ‘state-of-the-art facility’ at the College in Walthamstow. Part of the Barts Health Futures initiative, it will provide a range of educational programmes – including T-Level qualifications, and specialised training in healthcare and life sciences, plus ‘opportunities for innovation and entrepreneurship to support the NHS’. It will also work closely with its local hospital, Whipps Cross, supporting skills shortages and key developments in priority areas – including elderly and community care, and other local healthcare skills priorities. Facilities will include a simulation space with realistic settings such as a hospital ward and training cadaver, providing students with hands-on opportunities in a professional environment. Students will also benefit from career support and guidance, and work placements and internships, learning directly from Barts’ professionals. The initiative will support both students and current NHS staff, offering professional development courses in leadership,
management, and clinical skills.
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