HEALTH SECTOR NEWS
Monkwearmouth sees final phase of redevelopment begin
Monkwearmouth
Development (MDL) – a joint venture between Sir Robert McAlpine Capital Ventures (SRMCV) and Argon Property Development Solutions (APDS) – has been awarded the task of delivering a new entrance and ‘state-of-the-art’ office building at Monkwearmouth Hospital in Sunderland. Sir Robert McAlpine
will construct a 3,237 m2 three-storey
building for MDL. The construction works commenced last month, and are scheduled to be completed in January 2024. MDL is working with NTW Solutions, a limited company established by Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, to provide premises that will enable NTW Solutions to deliver improved facilities and a range of important services to one of England’s largest mental health and disability Trusts. A stone’s throw from the city centre, the building will provide a welcoming front entrance to the main outpatient facilities on the existing site. In addition to the new entrance, reception area. and public café, the new accommodation will
include flexible open-plan workspaces and breakout areas, with consultants’ administrative offices on upper floors – all of which the contractor says will ‘create the perfect post-pandemic office’ for employees. The building will also house a new administration hub, and crisis call services for the hospital, plus a new community café. In addition to a replacement tree-lined
staff car park, the development proposals also include level access, and ‘a beautifully landscaped’ piazza area and memorial garden – transforming the existing parking area that fronts onto Newcastle Road. MDL was appointed through SRMCV’s place on Pagabo’s Developer- Led Framework.
New £126 m Urgent and Emergency Care Centre for Derriford
MWD Healthcare has been appointed to construct a new purpose-built Urgent and Emergency Care Centre at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth for University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, in its first NHS ProCure23 win.
The partnership between Mace and Willmott Dixon secured a place earlier this year across all three lots of the healthcare framework. Work on the new 17,000 m2
purpose-built facility
is planned to start in 2023. Replacing the hospital’s current Emergency Department, it will offer new facilities for the most unwell patients, and same day emergency care to reduce waiting times
– particularly for patients who need to be treated, but not admitted to hospital. The new Centre will include ‘state-of- the art’ diagnostic equipment to support faster diagnosis, and new interventional radiology theatres and surgical theatres to treat patients more quickly and improve patient outcomes.
Neal Stephens, managing director for Willmott Dixon in the West Country, said: “We’re delighted to be chosen for this major project, our first as part of the alliance with Mace for the ProCure23 framework. This collaboration gives customers like University Hospitals Plymouth access to some of the industry’s best healthcare skills. Also, as a local company with offices in Exeter and Plymouth, we’re looking forward to being part of an exciting new chapter for Derriford to support the health needs of Devon, Cornwall, and beyond. A major focus will be on ensuring that our work sustains local jobs, and supports SMEs across the region, as well as providing upskilling opportunities.”
16 Health Estate Journal November 2022
Work starts on £10.5 m Derbyshire integrated health hub
Kier has been appointed by Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust and East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust to deliver a new integrated health hub in Bakewell for people living in the town and the Derbyshire Dales. A turf-cutting ceremony marked the start of construction on the £10.5 m scheme, which will bring together two services in one modern building. The project will provide ‘a modern new home’ for community health services currently provided in the adjacent outdated 19th century Newholme Hospital, earmarked for closure, and the neighbouring former ambulance station – being demolished to make way for the new hub. The new space will include an East Midlands Ambulance Service hub on the ground floor, and a waiting area with accessible amenities. The second floor will house 10 consultation rooms and four treatment rooms, a children’s area, group room, office space, a large waiting area, baby feeding and changing rooms, toilets, and the reception. The architects are Race Cottam.
Prem Singh, the Trust’s chairman, who welcomed guests to the turf- cutting, said: “This investment will help future-proof local health service provision for the next generations of residents in the Bakewell area. We are delighted to be working in close partnership with our ambulance service colleagues to create integrated facilities which support the principle of joined-up care. It has taken a lot of planning, over several years, to get to this stage. We can now enjoy seeing the new building progress over the coming months, knowing what fantastic facilities we will be providing to the local community when the doors open in early 2024.”
Image courtesy of University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Photo courtesy of Kier
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