August 24, 2015

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust has appointed a multi-disciplinary design team to redevelop two hospital sites, and to assist with the preparation of the Full Business Cases and subsequently to manage the redevelopment of the new facilities. The Department of Health has confirmed the availability of funding, subject to business case approval.

The opportunity, which was issued via the NHS SBS Framework Agreement for the provision of Construction Consultancy Services, was led by BDP. BDP will provide architectural, interiors, mechanical & electrical engineering, civil & structural engineering, acoustics and BREEAM services, with Sweett Group acting as project manager, quantity surveyor and CDM. Other appointments include Essentia to undertake health planning with DLA Freemanwhite selected to do the business planning.

Heatherwood hospital, the largest of the developments, will be a new build facility for planned surgical interventions to support the delivery of excellent outcomes for patients. The two developments at Wexham Park Hospital will include the refurbishment and new build extension to the Emergency Department to improve patient specialist care, and the redevelopment of Women's Services to develop an improved and fit for purpose facility. The size of the redevelopments will be approximately 19,000m², with a combined value exceeding £85m. In addition, the Department of Health has also allocated £45m for backlog maintenance.

The above projects will greatly enhance the existing health facilities and provide improved services to the local and wider community, with Heatherwood and Wexham Park hospitals serving half a million people.

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