HANEVO’s project to re-configure the maternity ward at Epsom General Hospital has reached a key milestone with the completion of a new delivery suite.  The project, for Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, is being delivered to overcome challenges  faced by the maternity department to increase their capacity so they can continue to provide the exemplary care well into the future.

Works involve the creation of a new delivery suite, a Maternity Assessment Unit, 2 new triage rooms, new waiting areas, public toilets and reconfiguration of several offices and kitchen spaces.  Significant upgrades are being made to electrical infrastructure to accommodate, with the change-over of main switchboards and distribution boards.  New medical gas is being provided in many spaces, with proprietary bed-head trunking and new fabric finishes throughout.  Additionally, the opportunity is being taken to upgrade fire compartment performance including new doors and alterations to access controls.

HANEVO Senior Analyst & Project Co-ordinator Tom Hanley stated “This complicated multi-phased project builds upon the excellent working relationship we have with the Epsom & St Helier Trust.  With a well-established collaborative approach across all teams, we are putting into practice exemplary construction delivery. We are doing this while accommodating the needs of all users around us including patients to staff. With our client, we are delivering a strategic approach to the phasing of the works that ensures care provision is maintained at the capacity needed throughout”