New Hospital Facilities, Dudley
Client: Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Trust
Project Value: £123 million

Concept development, detailed design and construction of major hospital facilities is being undertaken by Sir Robert McAlpine.

The facilities will be operational in December 2004.
Integrated working (concept, design, construction and operational FM) with all stakeholders has produced best practice including layout (eg nurse base stations) and services integration (eg environment control and nurse call systems). From the start, regular workshops were used to facilitate this process. Plant room equipment was assembled and tested off site on pallets. Good supply chain management also reduced waste with detailed requirements for materials and deliveries co-ordinated with installation, a good example being dry lining by Lafarge. Performance is measured, managed and improved using KPIs. This is the third hospital sequentially developed with Percy Thomas and Leach Lovegrove producing real benefits in the form of continuous improvement.