Modern methods of construction specialist MTX has been awarded the contract to deliver Royal Surrey County Hospital’s Cancer and Surgical Innovation Centre.
Royal Surrey is one of the largest cancer centres in the country. A total of 60% of all surgeries performed at Royal Surrey are cancer-related surgeries and the Trust supports a large catchment area across the South East of England and beyond.
The new Centre will include six new operating theatres and will replace Royal Surrey’s ageing Surgical Short Stay Unit.
The £41.5m two-storey development will build on Royal Surrey County Hospital’s world-class services in robotic and non-robotic surgery and enable an additional 7,000 patients receive surgery every year.
60% of all surgeries performed at Royal Surrey are cancer-related
The investment in new facilities will help Royal Surrey respond to increasing demand for cancer surgery and bring down waiting lists for all elective (planned) surgical procedures.
Building design
MTX employs modern methods of construction (MMC) and Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) principles to deliver new facilities faster, safer, greener and more cost effectively than conventional building methods.
The fast-track processes enable ground works to take place on site while precisely engineered structural steel units are factory manufactured offsite for delivery and installation.
The result is a reduction in programme duration and earlier delivery of new facilities that are purpose-designed and fully compliant to more quicky benefit patients and help to reduce waiting lists. Work has already begun on site.
The new Centre will link to the main hospital and its existing operating theatres. It will serve as the main entrance for surgical patients attending the hospital with the exception of paediatric and day surgery patients, which will remain as a separate unit in its current location.
MTX Pre-Construction Director, Mike Butler, explained: “Our expertise and resources support our Trust partners at every step of the journey from concept design through to completion and handover, to ensure each facility is fully compliant and a resource that will deliver a rapid return on investment for the Trust, and enhanced services for patients.”
Royal Surry NHS Foundation Trust Deputy Chief Executive Ross Dunworth added: “We are pleased to have awarded the contract for this major development to MTX who have extensive experience of similar construction at other NHS trusts.”
“Many members of staff, patients, visitors and our charitable supporters are closely following the progress with ground works on site and updates on the units being built off site. There is a shared sense of excitement around this £40m plus development and we are looking forward to opening and using the new centre.”
Top image: Render of planned Royal Surrey County Hospital’s Cancer and Surgical Innovation Centre
Image credit: MTX
