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Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Description:
The CCPU was built on top of an existing ward, enveloping it so that in the future, as the Trust’s needs changed, it could be redeveloped with minimum disruption. The project was to provide one Cardiac Catheterisation Lab and one Procedures room that could be converted at a later date with associated ward, assessment and office spaces.
Procurement:
Procure 21 Framework NEC Contract Option C Target Cost
Value:
£3m
Programme:
38 weeks
Principal Supply Chain Partner: Medicinq
Architect: Gotch Sanders & Surridge
Services Engineer: Hoare Lea
Vision:
Having completed a Full Business Case, and as part of the selection process, we invited the PSCP’s to execute a cost validation exercise to ensure that the selected partner could deliver the Cardiac Catheter Procedure Unit (CCPU) on time and under budget.
Challenge:
Access to site could have been difficult but problems were overcome by constructing a new route at the back of the hospital taking traffic away from patient care areas. Disruption had to be kept to a minimum so a decision was taken to close the ward for a short time to ensure the project came in on time. Failure to do so could have caused disruption to the day-to-day running of the ward.
Solution:
Design Innovation was critical. The internal layout maximised use of available natural light in wards, improved patient privacy and dignity, offered extra storage and provided dedicated staff changing and rest areas. Part of a long-term development programme, the CCPU was designed so that an additional C-arm diagnostic scanner can be added. An access road built for construction vehicles was retained by the hospital without adding to the GMP and has been converted to a fire and ambulance route.
Benefit:
ProCure21 allowed the Trust to conduct an in-depth analysis of project risk as a whole. Each risk was identified and apportioned to the most suitable party to manage it. Based on the Trust’s appetite for risk, some were apportioned to the Trust that traditionally may have been left with the contractor and paid for.