The Brief
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust were in need of a new CDC to support the Grantham area. An existing site was identified on Gonerby Hill Foot where a number of relocatable trailers and containers had been used to provide a temporary facility since 2020.
| End User | United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Main Contractor | Medular |
| Construction Contract Value | £1.6m |
| Gross Internal Floor Area (GIFA) | 300m2 |
| Contract Award Date | July 2023 |
| Handover Date | March 2024 |
The Challenge
The new site is used as a Medical Practise currently and the new CDC facility had to ensure zero downtime. The new facility was to house both Canon Aquilion Prime CT and a Siemens Magnetom Sola MRI Scanners along with patient waiting, changing and clinical preparation facilities.
Medular worked with the ULHT project team, Canon Medical Systems and Siemens to develop an acceptable design overcoming a number of commercial challenges along the way.
The Solution
There were a number of challenges during the design stage and our team’s proactive approach with ULHT and their advisors helped us to develop the Modular Solution which was delivered to site in 5 sections on a very windy Saturday in December. Despite the inclement conditions our team stuck to the programme and the building was ready for Scanner installations in early February.
By early March the building was ready and the result, A state of the art building, fully operational within 5 months of our starting work in the factory. The patient feedback has been exemplary, and we believe the end result is a testament to the project team and how Medular loves to work.
