Geoffrey Robinson completes a major estates project on behalf of NTH Solutions.
Works began in February 2024 to create a new emergency maternity theatre and robotic surgery suite, complete with training area and improved staff facilities.The first phase of the work, which created the new theatre spaces by spanning the space above an atrium, was completed in April.
The design and development team were straight back to work and have now completed the next phase of the works which include new changing rooms, a staff room, new toilets, a new access corridor and an 11-bed recovery space for patients’ post-surgery.
Costing £6.5M in total, the works are now complete, and the new area was handed back to trust staff in time for Christmas.
Alison Coates, Senior Operations Manager said: “While the works began in early 2024, our planning began years before that. Projects like this are a group effort and everyone from clinical staff and estates worked together to bring this to life.
“The plan involved building an entirely new section one floor above ground level to bridge a gap over a courtyard. To say it was ambitious is an understatement.”
NTH Solutions’ design and development manager Jordan Pearson commented: “If we could have gift wrapped the new theatres and changing rooms, we would have!
“We work hand-in-hand with clinical colleagues to make sure that our building works disrupt services as little as possible and that our end product will serve our patients. It’s been a long project as we worked hard to adapt the space into a theatre suite fit for the future.
“I’d like thank building contractor Geoffrey Robinson Ltd for their expertise and incredible work.”
Consultant surgeon Anil Agarwal said: “On behalf of the project management team I would like to thank all our colleagues who have worked so hard to bring this suite from an idea to a reality.
“I would especially like to thank our friends in the children’s emergency department who had to make space available to allow for our works to take place above their heads. They were very supportive and understanding.
“Patients are already benefitting from these operating theatres and none of this would be possible without the support of our colleagues and staff from throughout the hospital.”
Andy Talbot, MD of Geoffrey Robinson said “We are extremely proud to have delivered this complex project at the University Hospital of North Tees. Working within a live hospital environment always presents unique challenges, and this scheme was particularly ambitious given the need to construct new clinical spaces around existing infrastructure. Delivered over 2 years, in 5 phases in collaboration with NTH Solutions, the trust’s estates and clinical teams, this project has been real testament to the dedication and teamwork shown by everyone.”
