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MoD AND NHS mark topping out at ‘first of its kind’ integrated care centre
A ‘first-of-its-kind’ integrated care joint venture between the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and NHS has now topped out, completing the first main phase of construction of a new facility expected to be operational by Autumn 2026. The Catterick Integrated Care Campus (CICC), south of Richmond in North Yorkshire, is a new healthcare complex designed to offer support for the MoD’s Catterick Garrison and the wider community, and the first shared building of this scale to be commissioned by the two organisations, with infrastructure consultant, AECOM, and contractor, Tilbury Douglas, leading the scheme. The 132,000 ft2
campus aims
to improve access to healthcare services for the area’s 13,000-strong military personnel, dependents, their families, and the local community. The purpose-built facility will include general practice services, including out of hours, community, mental health,
and diagnostic services, military occupational dentistry, occupational health services, and defence health recovery. Catterick Garrison is the UK’s
largest garrison town, training all infantry soldiers, and hosting the Army Medical Services Training Centre. Its use and proximity to the Garrison means the campus is being built to
Avensys and Probo’s ‘strategic partnership’
Clinical engineering specialist, Avensys, has recently forged a ‘strategic partnership’ with Probo Medical to offer NHS and private hospitals a single provider of EBME and diagnostic imaging services. It covers consultation, device
supply, maintenance and repair, and strategic planning, with a reach that extends UK-wide. Avensys CEO, Rob Strange, emphasised the partnership’s ‘commitment to delivering a new strategic option’ to the healthcare sector. He said: “Key to this arrangement is that both Avensys and Probo Medical are independent, vendor-neutral companies. Our interest lies only in delivering excellent service and value for the customer, and to that end of course, the patient. In working with Probo Medical we have found a company that not only shares our values, but also has the capability and reputation to help us disrupt a market which has perhaps become overly reliant on
military specifications, ensuring it meets the necessary security standards. Also being built to an ‘Excellent’ standard under the MOD’s DREAM environmental assessment method, it will feature solar panels, air source heat pumps, energy-efficient LED lighting, and use only renewable electricity sources.
AECOM, which has supported
the project since its inception, is delivering a range of technical and advisory services – including project and cost management, and architectural, building engineering, and sustainability advice. Andy Harley, Project director at AECOM, said: “Catterick is rapidly growing, and its residents – including military personnel and their families – are ready for a healthcare infrastructure that supports the needs of an evolving community, which also effectively integrates with Richmondshire’s civilians. This unique approach, with the MOD and NHS entering a joint venture for the first time, is testament to the resources dedicated to solving this. “It’s also a unique project, because
it’s been designed to meet both the needs of the armed forces and civilians. This means we’ve had to innovate, introducing design aspects that wouldn’t typically feature in medical facilities, while also delivering a sustainable scheme that helps the public sector decarbonise its estate.”
New £40m extension at West Cumberland Hospital completed
OEM maintenance contracts.” The two companies say implementation of this partnership has commenced ‘across one of the UK’s largest healthcare groups’, with them jointly managing the maintenance of a range of biomedical and diagnostic imaging (DI) equipment. Avensys said: “With over 30 hospital locations across the UK to manage, the scale of this partnership will provide a responsive service to both EBME and DI requirements.” Pictured, left to right, are: Julie Robinson – Probo head of UK Service Sales; Darren Stokes – Probo European External Operations director; Jack Polley – Avensys clinical engineer, and Lucy Rudge, Avensys Supply Chain director.
West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven, part of North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC), has opened its doors following a £40 m redevelopment. This marks the practical completion of a new 55,860 ft2
two-
storey extension, delivered by Graham through the ProCure22 framework. Moden methods of construction
were used for around 70% of the new facility, with the building featuring specialised wards and units that cater to a diverse range of healthcare needs, including: n A ground floor Specialist Palliative Care Unit and Stepdown Community Ward (Loweswater Suite and Copeland Unit), with private rooms and access to a tranquil courtyard, providing a calming environment for patients and their families.
n A Children and Young People’s Ward, featuring upgraded rooms with
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en-suite facilities, creating a welcoming and safe environment for children and young people.
n A Care of the Elderly Ward, designed with dementia-friendly features, with six four-bedded bays, eight en-suite side rooms, and communal spaces to promote social interaction.
n A ground floor Stroke Rehabilitation Unit, with an outdoor rehabilitation area, private family room, and a mix of single rooms and bays.
Graham says the building ‘integrates advanced medical facilities with patient-centric design’. The opening of the new extension
brings the four-year project to a close.
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