SPONSORED BY HEALTH SECTOR NEWS Modular theatre and ward suite boosts capacity
Patients have started using a new theatre and ward complex at Birmingham’s Royal Orthopaedic Hospital housed in what its constructor, ModuleCo Healthcare (MCH), dubs ‘a state-of-the-art, two-storey modular building’.
Phase one, which opened on December
18, comprises two orthopaedic operating theatre suites with a six-bed recovery suite and a 12-bed inpatient ward, including two young adult rooms. The second phase, due for completion in 2020, will add two further theatres and an additional 11 beds. Once completed, an extra 2,500 patients will be treated annually, with the facility creating around 130 new jobs.
The project has been delivered by MCH in conjunction with sister modular building company, ModuleCo. MCH secured a managed services agreement with the Trust, which agreed to a long- term commitment of an initial 10 years,
Award for sanitary assembly specialist Total Laminate Systems, the sanitary
assembly and IPS unit manufacturer, received the Best Interior Building Product award at November’s Building Better Healthcare Awards 2019 at The Brewery in the City of London TLS was recognised by for its manufacture, supply, and installation of sanitary assemblies, IPS units, and other assemblies for the new Chase Farm Hospital in Enfield, having worked with the hospital redevelopment team, IHP, and IBI, to identify and deliver a broad ‘package’ of such products for the new £200 m acute general hospital. The package comprised over 500 products, including Clinical Wash Hand Stations, scrub troughs, systems for ‘dirty and clean utilities’, disabled wall panels, en-suite products, toilet cubicles, vanity units, and items for theatre ‘prep’ areas. The judges recognised the TLS
with the rental inclusive of the facility, enabling works, and theatre and ward equipment. Alan Wilson, managing director of MCH, said: “An ever-growing number of Trusts are choosing to increase their capacity by going modular. The appeal centres on the quality of product, the speed of delivery, and the minimal disruption to site. We deliver the modules in a single weekend, and within 8-12 weeks they are fully operational.” The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital is one of Europe’s largest specialist orthopaedic units, performing around 3,000 hip and knee replacements annually.
products for their ‘uniqueness’, and their compliance with the requirements of HBN 10, including: n A consistent product solution and associated costs across all areas, ‘with colour palette departmental identification’ and wayfinding, and coordinated panel systems integrated into the internal design.
n Attention to the need for ease of maintenance and compliance with infection prevention and control protocols. The Compact Grade Laminate (CGL) material undergoes an antibacterial treatment during manufacture.
n Ease of cleaning – ‘unit finishes are smooth, seamless, durable, and impervious, with no sharp edges, joints, or frames’.
n Lifetime costs – the CGL carries a 10-year warranty.
n Value engineering was prominent ‘from conception’, with all materials and fittings evaluated and discussed with the Department of Health & Social Care.
n A recycling policy that includes product design to avoid waste, reduce energy consumption, and increase recycling opportunities.
The TLS range of sanitary assemblies, IPS units, and cubicles, has also been approved as Category Components for the ProCure22 Construction Procurement Framework.
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