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Delivering urgent capacity in Wales
In collaboration, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board and Vanguard Healthcare Solutions installed facilities, referred to as a ‘mini-hospital’ by Health Board staff, in record time – just six weeks for a dual-procedure endoscopy complex and nine weeks for a four-theatre, two-ward surgical suite.
A critical incident was declared at Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend when an inspection revealed issues with large areas of the hospital’s roof, and the entire first floor was evacuated. Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTM UHB) was forced to close facilities,
including six theatres, seriously impacting capacity for orthopaedics and endoscopy. Gethin Hughes, Chief Operating Officer, CTM UHB, commented, “It was in the region of about a third of our physical capacity that was lost. While the roof replacement programme was
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being completed, we needed to replace the lost capacity, to allow us to address our waiting times and treat patients facing delays because of the ongoing incident.” Concerned about the likelihood of patient
waiting times increasing, CTM optimised internal capacity, moving specialties around the Health Board’s sites, but was left far short of the required capacity. As Rhys Hopkins, Senior Nurse, Theatres and
Pre-Assessment, CTM UHB, explained, “The care group threw everything at it and looked at all available options for us in the private sector and with our colleagues in neighbouring health boards. In looking for that additional space and capacity, many areas were scoped out. “We focused our efforts on supporting our colleagues within the health board and then we were made aware that we were planning for the Vanguard theatres to be implemented at Royal Glamorgan. That was something that we were really excited to get our teeth into and start planning that project.” Quickly building a collaborative working
The facilities were positioned in a restricted courtyard space.
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relationship with the chosen supplier would be key, as would the supplier’s ability to work within tight time, budget and space constraints. CTM opted to work with Vanguard partly because of their unique capability to integrate relocatable (or mobile) and modular-built facilities. No alternative could match the time within which the relocatables could provide high-quality surgical and clinical environments. Modular construction enables design flexibility and quick installation of wards and support areas, integrated seamlessly with the relocatables. With every passing day, patients were seeing their vital diagnostic or surgical appointments postponed, adding pressure on CTM and
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