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Elective orthopaedic facility to house eight theatres
Modern Methods of Construction specialist, MTX, is to deliver Colchester Hospital’s new three- storey Elective Orthopaedic Centre. It will eventually house eight new orthopaedic operating theatres, space for up to 72 beds, a reception with a waiting area, and all necessary ancillary accommodation. The project will contribute to the NHS’s Elective Recovery Plan, delivering more procedures and scans to ensure that no patients will wait longer than a year for surgery by March 2025. As one of the new surgical hubs being constructed to meet this target, Colchester’s Elective Orthopaedic Centre will support the management of routine surgery, reducing waiting lists and cancellations. MTX explained: “Service-user and staff engagement was central to ensuring that the proposed expansion suited the needs of clinicians and patients, alongside reducing the hospital’s budget and carbon footprint. The Elective Orthopaedic Centre programme will support the NHS’s requirements for cost-
‘Ultra-efficient’, high quality, heating and cooling
effective, energy-efficient solutions to clearing its treatment backlog. Modern Methods of Construction can reduce build times by up to 50%, and achieve up to 45% carbon reduction, while allowing for business-as-usual operation throughout construction.” Scott McCaskie, Director at MTX, said:
“We’re delighted to have the opportunity to work once again with East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust at Colchester Hospital. The delivery of bespoke, high-quality, and fast-track pre-manufactured construction solutions will increase the hospital’s capacity and shorten delays, with as little disruption as possible to staff and patients.”
New Hospital Programme hosting ‘Industry Day’ to encourage participation
The New Hospital Programme (NHP) is hosting an ‘Industry Day’ on 20 September at the Vox Conference Venue, Resorts World, Birmingham, ‘to outline how businesses across the supply chain can play a role in the biggest hospital building programme in a generation’. With a target to develop 48 hospitals
by 2030, the NHP says it will utilise the day (the programme runs from 9.00 am- 4.00 pm) to set out how it is ‘building better, faster, and greener, ahead of the forthcoming procurement launch of the NHP’s Framework Alliance’. Places are limited. To register to attend – in person or online – visit https://tinyurl. com/4z27b8ja The New Hospital Programme team said in a letter to professional institutes and other member organisations: “The scale of the NHP calls for wide-ranging skills and expertise from companies of all sizes and across a broad range of sectors. That is why we want your members to join us, in person or online, on 20 September, and discover how they can play a role in the biggest hospital building programme in a
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generation. Hear from NHP programme leaders, industry experts, and clinical professionals, on how the NHP is building better, and future-proofing our hospitals for generations to come.” Participants will have the opportunity
to: n Learn about Hospital 1.0, and how the NHP teams are standardising best practice in design ‘through an evolutionary process that will allow the NHP to build hospitals faster’.
n Understand the ‘sustainable legacy’ that hospitals of the future must provide by meeting the Net Zero Challenge, and delivering social and economic value for communities across the country.
n Listen to how the NHP’s commercial approach is responding to these opportunities with the forthcoming procurement launch of the NHP’s Framework Alliance.
n ‘Join in collaborative and interactive sessions to add your knowledge to ours’.
n Network with industry leaders and peers to uncover opportunities for collaboration.
The latest version of Toshiba’s ‘flagship’ Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) air- conditioning system, SHRM Advance, operates on lower Global Warming Potential (GWP) R-32 refrigerant. Toshiba Carrier UK says the combination of R-32’s lower GWP and reduced refrigerant charge enables SHRM Advance to deliver a reduction of up to 80% in equivalent carbon emissions compared with similarly sized R-410A systems, while reducing hospital running costs and ‘delivering outstanding comfort’ for patients and staff.
David McSherry, head of Toshiba DX, Residential and Light Commercial, TCUK, said: “Alongside the significant sustainability benefits, as the price of R-410A – the refrigerant used in VRF systems to date – rises, and availability falls, R-32 offers a very attractive optimum alternative, with significantly lower GWP, lower costs, and improved energy efficiency.”
Technical innovations include the ability to select either three-pipe heat recovery or two-pipe heat pump operation, a new twin-rotary compressor with liquid injection, a split heat exchanger, a sub-cooling plate heat exchanger, a new high- performance fan motor, and a ‘unique thermodynamic circuit’, all contributing to a ‘class-leading’ Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio of up to 8.9, and Seasonal Coefficient Of Performance of up to 4.67. For system designers, a new generation of ‘innovative’ flow selectors with up to 12 ports enhances flexibility, and optimises the system’s ability to deliver simultaneous cooling and heating.
An advanced heat recovery function provides heat to the indoor unit with minimal input from the condensing unit. SHRM Advance can be customised to operate as a two-pipe heat pump system. The fully packaged system is available in 8 to 24 HP capacity units, while a new compact 1.69 m chassis height helps integration on site.
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