Healthcare
Healthcare
Emergency Department Luton & Dunstable Hospital
Client: NHS England
Discipline: Clerks of Works services
Construction Value: £17,000,000
Main Contractor: Willmott Dixon
Architect: ADP Architecture
Completion: December 2024
Project Description:
The refurbished Emergency Department (ED) at Luton and Dunstable University Hospital has been serving patients since its completion in December 2024. Delivered in phases while remaining fully operational, the project has transformed the department with modern treatment areas, dedicated paediatric and mental health spaces, and enhanced triage facilities to support over 300 daily attendees.
Hickton Quality Control provided Clerk of Works services, ensuring the highest standards of quality and compliance throughout the redevelopment.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Client: Turner and Townsend
Discipline: Clerks of Works services
Construction Value: 12m
Project Description:
We provided inspections on works already undertaken at the Hospital as it was not of a high standard. Due to our inspections and recommendations the Queen Elizabeth Hospital successfully opened their new state of the art £12m Pathology Labs. To learn more, read this article here.
Sheffield Children’s Hospital
Client: Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Discipline: Building and M&E Clerks of Works services
Project Value: £40m
Awards:
- Healthcare Estates IHEEM Awards 2018 – Best New Build Project of The Year
- AJ Awards 2018 – Health & Wellbeing project of the year – shortlisted
- Healthcare Estates IHEEM Awards 2018 – Best Refurbishment Project of The Year – shortlisted
- Building Better Healthcare Awards 2017 – Award for Best Internal Environment
- Design week awards 2017 – best wayfinding and environmental graphics
Project Description:
The Sheffield Children’s Hospital project delivered a new-build, four-storey, reinforced concrete frame hospital wing with under ground car parking, as well as the refurbishment of the adjacent existing wing and the rebuild of a Victorian villa. The new-build incorporates x-ray suites, an MRI scanner room, a reception and outpatients department and state-of-the-art hospital wards and consultation rooms. To accommodate the needs of the growing community in and around Sheffield, the project is set to undergo extensions around every 10 years.
Services undertaken (Scope/RIBA stages):
Our Clerks of Works worked closely with the site team, establishing excellent working relationships to ensure consistent quality, while retaining an independent view as the client’s ‘eyes and ears’ on site. Clerk of Works services included weekly reports on quality and progress.
Partners/Stakeholders:
- Main Contractor – Simons Construction Ltd
- Architect – Avanti Architects
- Structural Engineer – White Young Green
To learn more, click here.
Huddersfield Royal Infirmary
Client: Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust
Discipline: Clerks of Works services
Project Description:
We have worked on a number of projects at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, the most recent being on the refurbishment of 6 and the creation of 1 additional new Theatre. Previously we have worked on a number of ward refurbishments.
West Cumberland Hospital
Client: North Cumbria University Hospital
Discipline: Clerks of Works services
Construction Value: £90m
Project Description:
This £90m redevelopment of West Cumberland Hospital saw the biggest single investment into healthcare for West Cumbria in over half a century. The proposals involve a mixture of new build and refurbishment. The new buildings are three storeys in height with some rooftop plant areas. The new build accommodation comprises an urgent care centre, radiology department, minor ops facilities, endoscopy department, medical investigations unit, outpatient facilities, acute assessment centre, coronary care unit, intensive care unit, 6 theatre operating suite, neo natal, paediatric out-patient and in-patient facility, special care bay unit, delivery suite, wards, canteen, café and main entrance area. To learn more, click here.
Emergency & Urgent Care Campus, Stockport
Client: Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Discipline: Clerks of Works services
Construction Value: £25,000,000
Hickton Quality Control provided Clerk of Works services for the Emergency and Urgent Care Campus at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport. This project aimed to enhance emergency and urgent care facilities for the local population.
The development included a full-scale remodelling of the existing Emergency Department, encompassing approximately 2,600 sqm of internal refurbishment and 1,300 sqm of new construction.
The project also featured the creation of new assessment, treatment, and consultation areas, including dedicated spaces for children’s emergency services, mental health facilities, and medical same-day emergency care.
Hickton Quality Control provided valuable oversight throughout the development process, helping to maintain the highest standards of quality and compliance in the construction of the project.
