Mace wins first appointment on Health Facilities Scotland framework
Media
14/05/2009
The Mace team in Scotland has been appointed to provide project management services on the Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary (DGRI) redevelopment project. With a value of approximately £100m, the project is being carried out under the 'Frameworks Scotland' programme recently set up by Health Facilities Scotland.
Client NHS Dumfries and Galloway provides a wide range of services to a population of approximately 148,000 people across a large geographical area. The project involves the upgrade of existing wards and the provision of more single rooms for patients. Options being considered for the development include the building of an additional ward block to provide 100% single room accommodation, the provision of an additional ward block with 50% single room accommodation or the total reconstruction of the Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary on the existing site. The final decision will be made on completion of the outline business case in September.
DGRI will be the first NHS hospital in the country to have predominantly single rooms as opposed to multi bed wards following Government policy set in November 2008 stating that "... in developing proposals for substantially refurbishing healthcare facilities, NHS boards should seek to provide the maximum number of single rooms consistent with the approach for new builds, e.g. 100%."
Designed to set a benchmark for future developments in Scotland and new standards in healthcare, the new hospital will include outpatient facilities as well as intensive care and support units. Work is due to start on site in April 2010 with completion planned for 2012. The principal supply chain partner is BAM Construction and the health board has appointed David Langdon as cost consultants.
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