InTouch magazine - February - March 2021

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Capital estates project update Williams Day Unit rebuild Colposcopy upgrade Endoscopy - third room created Alex Lounge – staff health and wellbeing space New CT scanner build Pre-assessment upgrade ED - frailty assessment The capital programme consists of build three elements, including: Alex training and education centre Emergency backlog and Labour Ward upgrade critical infrastructure Chamberlen patient toilets maintenance schemes and showers installation Capacity schemes Kalmar House refresh Development projects New laundry facility Green Zone - electric You will have seen a number vehicle points/bicycle of fantastic projects completed changing rooms recently, including two as a result of your feedback in the Staff Michael Meredith, director of Survey: strategy and estates, said: The Alex Study – a modern We are extremely proud of the and quiet office recent capital works projects and environment for our look forward to making a number consultants and doctors Multi-faith facility – the of improvements to the facilities across the hospital over the next creation of a new facility that provides a safe, year. secure and appropriate space for our people, The improvements will support patients and visitors to the health and wellbeing of both express their spirituality our fantastic PAHT people and experience for our patients and The Adult Assessment Unit (AAU) visitors. and Fracture Clinic have recently opened (as our vaccination hub) A big thank you to all of those and the Dolphin Ward upgrade involved during an extremely works are now complete. The challenging year. new and modern facilities help to support the health and wellbeing There will be regular updates of our patients and enhance the regarding the estates capital patient flow across the hospital. programme in the InTouch weekly The capital estates team are also newsletter. working on a number of other capital projects including: This year, the extensive estates capital programme includes just under £25m worth of investment to improve our hospital and the estate.

Multi-faith space

The Adult Assessment Unit

Mortuary department upgrade 7


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