Project in Focus: Bedford Hospital NHS Trust

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Overview of the brief:

In March 2018, Bedford Hospital NHS Trust requested our support with creating additional operating theatre capacity on site, complementing the hospital’s existing facilities.

At a glance:

• 144m2 Operating Theatre Suite.

• 55m2 Theatre with Howorth 28 Ultra Clean Canopy.

• Completed in 18 weeks from order to handover

• Installed on a podium above the main entrance and links directly into the main hospital theatre suite.

• Provided as a fully inclusive 5-year rental

Full project details:

Bedford Hospital NHS Trust provides a full range of district general hospital care services including maternity, vascular services and cancer care from Bedford Hospital, which supports more than 270,000 people living in north and mid-Bedfordshire.

The project came with significant challenges for our team; the existing mobile unit the Trust had been using was outdated and no longer met their future requirements. As such, they needed full use of a new facility by April to support their patients and local community, and they also required the solution to be a full turnkey package without the need for any capital expenditure.

It was vital for our team to work quickly and efficiently to deliver a solution on time and in budget.

We identified that a Single UCV Operating Theatre Suite was what the Trust needed to meet future demand, and our design team agreed a layout after organising a design workshop with the hospital’s clinical teams. Once this was signed off, and ready for production, we concentrated on the enabling works.

After careful consideration and detailed surveys of the site, it was decided that the facility should be sited at first floor level above the hospital’s main entrance. This way, the new facilities had access to the hospital’s main theatre department. Our design team then created a steel podium structure for the facility to sit on; a method we’ve used on previous schemes and were confident to use here, as it is a tried and tested solution.

As we were working on a live hospital site, precise planning was required to ensure minimal disruption, as well as pedestrian diversion measures and the installation of an alternative main entrance.

Working to agreed budgets is a crucial aspect of any modular build we take on, so to ensure there were no surprises for the Trust, we delivered a fully equipped theatre and amalgamated the entire project costs into an agreed monthly hire rate. This flexible hire solution is often a lifeline for NHS Trusts, helping resolve short and long-term capacity issues.

The hire solution was provided for an initial five-year period, which has alleviated some of the strain on the Trust's Clinical and Financial teams. The theatre is also being fully maintained as part of the agreement to ensure it continues to run safely and efficiently.

The Trust were delighted with the end result and the theatre continues to operate efficiently and cost-effectively more than two years on, demonstrating how modular facilities are becoming an important part of the hospital estate across the NHS.

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