Hospital Ward Refurbishment
Highlights
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) awarded Axis an NHS contract to refurbish Fern Ward, a high dependency psychiatric facility at St Martin’s Hospital in Canterbury, Kent. Fern Ward is an 18 bed in-patient unit caring for women. Here we refurbished showers and bathrooms and WCs, doors, kitchen and kitchenette (tea point) and the day room and activity rooms as well as conducting M&E and FRA works and exterior works including landscaping. Mindful of the vulnerability of the occupants of Fern Ward we phased our works respecting the patients’ needs first including protected mealtimes, activities and learning sessions, ensuring all our works, products and methods are in accordance with NHS guidelines and Infection Control measures.
Laurence [Austin, Axis Site Manager] managed his contractors very well and instilled in them safe working, managing their environment and tools whilst working in a difficult challenging area. Working with people with mental health problems can be very difficult as their personalities can change regularly … Laurence was friendly and respectful toward the female patients and his persona enabled him to build a rapport with them whilst respecting their right to privacy and dignity. Laurence ensured that the standard of work remained high and the schedule of work was adhered to and achieved.
Maurice Collins, Fern Ward ManagerSpecifications
Showers, Bathrooms and WCs
• Strip out existing sanitaryware, controls, IPS units, flooring
• Level flooring
• Supply and install new solid surface shower trays, showerheads, temperature blending valves
• Supply and install Trovex Hygipod Anti-Ligature IPS system, shower heads with automatic controls
• New anti-ligature security doors
• Supply and install Altro White rock Hygienic PVCu wall cladding system at full height
• Install new nonslip vinyl sheet safety flooring
• Decorate ceilings with Dulux Mould Resisting Diamond Eggshell in white
• Plaster repairs and redecorating to all ceilings, walls, and timberwork
Doors
• Remove existing doors and frames
• Supply and install anti-ligature security door sets
Kitchen and Kitchenette (tea point)
• Strip out existing flooring, floor and wall-mounted kitchen cupboard units, worktops, sinks
• Supply and fit new bespoke wall and floor mounted kitchen units/ cupboards and worktops
• Install new non-slip vinyl sheet safety flooring
• Install PVCu cladding to half height to walls
Day Room and Activity Rooms
• Strip out skirtings and flooring
• Plaster repairs and redecorating to all ceilings, walls, and timberwork
• Remove and dispose from site existing sliding partition
• Construct new internal partition wall including decorations
• Alter Power and Data to suit new rooms
• Install vinyl sheet safety flooring and rubber skirtings to newly created separate rooms
Exterior
• Clear garden area including tree removal and old paved areas
• Remove all garden items, plants, prior to works and set aside for reinstatement on completion
• Level off existing ground, supply crushed granite stone –thoroughly compact and leave level
• Supply and fit artificial grass to entire courtyard area
• Drainage repairs include descaling and repairing defects.
• Construct external patio terrace and DDA compliant access ramp
FRA works
• Installation of intumescent foam-intumescent/fire resistant silicone/gap sealers; intumescent collars, wraps and bandages; block and plug systems; fire stop sleeves and cushions
£998,000 value
8 months duration
