Day Surgery and Ward Accommodation, St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey

"Off-site construction was more cost-effective for these two schemes than site-based building methods, the site team was very helpful and we are pleased with the quality of finish."

The Requirement

The local community in Chertsey have benefited from a new purpose-designed day surgery unit and additional ward accommodation providing 56 in-patient beds for emergency admissions.

The Solution

The two buildings were manufactured off-site in York, minimising disruption to hospital staff and patients, and removing the need for decanting. This innovative approach to construction also reduced the programme time to less than eight months.

Designed by Todd Architects, the two-storey ward block comprises 10 four-bed wards and 16 single bedrooms. Additional facilities include a nurse’s station, bathrooms, toilets, patient’s day room, discharge lounge, offices, staff room and a link to the main hospital ‘street’.

Externally, the scheme is clad in brickwork, rendered panels and cedar boarding to create an attractive finish as the building is prominently located at the Duchess of Kent Wing, one of the main hospital entrances.

The day surgery unit, which was fitted out by Yorkon and linked to the main hospital building, comprises an operating theatre, anaesthetics room, preparation area, reception and a 12-bed recovery ward.

The two construction projects totalled £5m and are part of a £13m reconfiguration programme which involves the relocation of emergency and medical services to St. Peter’s Hospital and elective surgery to Ashford Hospital including the creation of an Orthopaedic Treatment Centre and rehabilitation services at that hospital.

Comments from the Client

Peter Curtis, Capital Projects Manager, Ashford and St. Peter’s Hospitals NHS Trust:

"The locations of both of these new schemes are constrained by other buildings on this busy hospital site. Moving much of the work off-site and into the factory allowed us to expand the facilities at St Peters with as little disruption to the running of the hospital as possible."

"These were challenging projects and I am pleased to report the cranage and installation process went very smoothly. Off-site construction was more cost-effective for these two schemes than site-based building methods, the site team was very helpful and we are pleased with the quality of finish."