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Oct
Second contractor appointed to deliver new Harrogate hospital theatre building
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A second contractor has been appointed to help deliver a multi-million-pound day-case surgery and imaging centre at Harrogate District Hospital.
Main contractor Morgan Sindall Construction started work on the new building in February, but has recently enlisted the help of Pudsey-based G&H.
A team of 60 people, including apprentices, from G&H started its own leg of the work on the building on October 6.
The new facility comes after Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust revealed in 2023 a former therapy services building at Harrogate District Hospital contained RAAC – a crumbly concrete that has been likened to an Aero chocolate bar – which was demolished last year.
The project is part of a £50 million investment into the hospital site, which has been funded by the local NHS trust and NHS England's Target Investment Fund.
The new building is set to feature two operating theatres, three X-ray rooms, an MRI suite, a procedure room and a dedicated day-care ward.
G&H will install the theatre equipment, piped medical gas, specialist nurse communication equipment, power and ventilation.
Rob Woodward, senior contracts manager for the north at G&H, said:
We’re extremely pleased to be collaborating with Morgan Sindall and to have the opportunity to draw on our vast healthcare experience to deliver the new Day Care Surgery and Imaging Centre.
Our aim is always to bring buildings to life and transform them into safe, comfortable and efficient spaces where people can thrive. This new facility will help the Trust perform more surgeries, reduce waiting times, and provide an improved environment for patients and staff.
The G&H team started on-site earlier this month.
The facility is also expected to include air source heat pumps, ultra-clean ventilation canopies, chillers and plate heat exchangers.
Steven Fry, project manager at Morgan Sindall, added:
Personally, for me it is great to be working with the G&H team again and also great to be part of the Morgan Sindall and G&H journey.
With G&H’s extensive experience in healthcare and fully collaborative approach aligning with ours here at Morgan Sindall, I am sure this project will be a success.
Both our values and expectations align, with regards to each and every project deliverable, from our Perfect Delivery strategy, encompassing Quality, Safe, Time and Recommended, to our commitment to social value.
All of the Morgan Sindall team are looking forward to working on this fantastic project with G&H, for our prestigious clients, Harrogate integrated Facilities and Harrogate District Hospital Trust.
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