3 theatre Orthopaedic Centre of Excellence
Project Highlights
- Project delivered in response to backlog in elective Orthopaedic procedures reducing waiting times for their patients.
- Set to become the Centre of Excellence for Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgery in the region.
- Procured through the NHS Shared Business Services (SBS) framework on a 10 year managed service agreement.
In March 2023 ModuleCo Healthcare (MCH) successfully handed over a 3 theatre and staff accommodation suite to Neath Port Talbot Hospital part of Swansea Bay University Health Board. In partnership with our manufacturing providers ModuleCo. The new state-of-the-art facility is set to become the Centre of Excellence for Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgery in the region.
MCH were awarded the project through the Shared Business Service framework (SBS) via a 10-year Managed Services agreement.
Swansea Bay University Health Board required a new facility to help address the backlog in elective Orthopaedic procedures reducing waiting times for their patients. Once the backlog has been addressed, the additional capacity also helps the Health Board futureproof for sudden changes in demand giving them increased stability.
With waiting lists for elective Orthopaedic surgeries already an issue for the Health Board before Covid-19, the impact of the pandemic only heightened the backlog with over half of patients waiting over 2 years for surgery. This led the Health Board to act using their “changing for the future” programme in which the new facility provided by MCH plays a key part in delivering the objectives set out.
The unique and flexible hire solutions MCH provides allowed the Health Board to address its mounting backlogs and grant them access to a state-of-the-art facility that will become the centre of excellence for the region without the need to find the significant upfront capital required through traditional funding routes.
The installation of the facility was completed over 7 days which came in ahead of our already tight schedule reducing the impact on the live hospital site.
The Health Board plan to offer a ring-fenced elective service to address the backlog as quickly as possible and from then on remain on top of all Orthopaedic elective surgeries across the region moving forward.
Clinical Lead Paul Williams said:
“The three new theatres have been built quickly and efficiently to meet the exacting standards of modern-day Orthopaedic and spinal surgery. They provide a substantial increase in the size of the theatre footprint which should enable more complex spinal and revision arthroplasty to be performed in a dedicated elective surgical hub”
Our Managing Director Alan Wilson added:
“We have worked in close partnership with Swansea Bay University Health Board and have built up a strong relationship with them over the course of the project."
"To be able to deliver a state-of-the-art modular Centre of Excellence which is set to cover the region is a testament to the strides the NHS has made towards adopting alternative procurement routes in recent years. This additional capacity will allow the Health Board to address their backlogs in elective Orthopaedic and Spinal surgeries much quicker for their patients some of whom have been waiting several years."
"We’re very proud of this facility and the pivotal role it’s set to play in the region for many years to come.”
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