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Not-for-profit company ‘a first of its kind’
A new not-for-profit community interest company established by ‘a group of leading experts’ across healthcare, academia, and the built environment, will seek ‘to empower healthcare leaders with the skills, knowledge, and tools, to maximise the value and impact of their participation in capital development projects.’ Those behind Healthcare Design
Leadership say its aim will be ‘to help every NHS Trust become a highly informed client at all levels’. It will do this by training clinical and managerial NHS personnel on effective engagement in healthcare buildings’ design and development. A collaboration between healthcare planners, MJ Medical, healthcare architects Llewelyn Davies, and Professor Ashok Handa, Professor of Vascular Surgery, and director of Teaching in Surgery at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences at the University of Oxford (pictured), Healthcare Design Leadership boasts ‘a truly multidisciplinary faculty’ – including clinicians, healthcare planners, architects,
contractors, and researchers. Contributors to the training programme include representatives from Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Sir Robert McAlpine, WSP, and TClarke. Healthcare Design
Leadership said: “As the key users of healthcare buildings alongside patients and their families, it is vital for doctors,
nurses, allied health professionals, and managers, to be the principal stakeholders in the full lifecycle of planning and designing new healthcare facilities. A growing body of research has identified that all too often a gap in understanding and skills means the value these stakeholders’ input has on the design and development process is less than it could be. This can cause the resulting design to be sub-optimal.” Healthcare Design Leadership will deliver its CPD-accredited training in a variety of ways, including bespoke tailored courses for individual Trusts, and residential courses at St Catherine’s College, University of Oxford. The next residential course takes place on 22 and 23 March 2023.
Building maintenance specs standard named on G-Cloud framework
SFG20, the ‘industry-definitive standard for building maintenance specifications’, has been named as a supplier on Crown Commercial Service’s G-Cloud 13 online framework, which helps public sector buyers procure software and services from a list of pre-approved suppliers. SFG20 was launched in 1990 by the Building Services Engineering Services Association, (BESA), and is the industry standard for building maintenance specifications. It is designed to help asset managers meet their legal responsibilities to keep their buildings safe, while maintaining assets correctly to ensure energy efficiency and maximise equipment’s lifespan. It provides a digital library of over 2,000 maintenance schedules covering over 70 types of building engineering equipment, and offers specialist guidance for different types of building. SFG20 users have access to a complete digital maintenance programme for their buildings – including the suggested servicing frequency for specific equipment, the required skills, and the up-to-date legal and regulatory position. CCS says the G-Cloud enables any public sector procurer to buy cloud-based software and services ‘faster than if they
THE NETWORK | FEBRUARY 2023
Kier to deliver Scotland’s first medium secure
CAMHS facility Kier has been appointed by NHS Ayrshire & Arran to deliver Scotland’s first medium secure adolescent inpatient service for young people, at Ayrshire Central Hospital in Irvine. Procured through the Health Facilities
Scotland Framework, Foxgrove will be an inpatient unit for children aged 12-18 with complex difficulties needing a high level of care. Service-users will be cared for closer to home. The new unit will comprise 12 en-suite
bedrooms, a dining area, recreational areas including a gym and sports barn, external relaxation and horticultural areas, therapy and education space, and staff areas. Externally, meanwhile, there will be ‘numerous areas for patient therapies’. The building is timber framed, with rendered insulation panels and facing brick forming the envelope, and a Kalzip roof. Phil McDowell, Regional director at
set up individual contracts’, and provides access to ‘the latest cloud technology and innovation’ from pre-approved suppliers, with agreed terms and conditions and legal protections already in place. “Over 80% of a building’s value is
realised during its operating life, which is why strategic and targeted facilities maintenance is such an important consideration for asset managers,” said SFG20 MD, Kirsty Cogan. “Being accepted onto G-Cloud 13 means it will now be easier and quicker for public sector procurers to gain access to this valuable tool, along with the quality data needed to help them meet all their FM goals.”
Kier Construction North & Scotland, said: “This is such an important project, and the first of its kind in Scotland. We’re proud to be working with NHS Ayrshire & Arran to deliver a key strand of the Scottish Government’s Mental Health Strategy (2017-2027). During the building’s construction, we’ll be focusing on leaving a lasting legacy in the local community, working with local supply chain partners, and providing employment and apprenticeship opportunities.” Caroline Cameron, director for North Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership, said: “Kier’s appointment is fantastic news, and a real milestone in this national project. There are currently no facilities in Scotland to care for this most challenging and vulnerable patient group, meaning children are referred to secure adolescent mental health facilities in England, or, in some cases, cared for in an adult inpatient setting. This places significant additional pressure and stress on both the child and their family. Foxgrove will improve the outcomes for young people who are seriously unwell. Scottish adolescents with complex mental health needs will be able to access the healthcare, education, and support services they need, in an appropriate, modern environment bespoke to their needs and aspirations.”
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Courtesy of Kier
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