ModuleCo Healthcare (MCH) has successfully handed over a new state-of-the-art Facility for Neath Port Talbot Hospital that is set to become the centre of excellence for orthopaedic and spinal surgery in the region.

This three-storey theatre complex provides the Hospital with three brand new, state-of-the-art operating theatre suites, five pre-assessment rooms, clinical staff changing rooms, rest areas and a seminar room.

It will provide capacity for up to 3,000 additional procedures to take place every year. The surgical facility will also form part of Neath Port Talbot Hospital’s development as the Centre of Excellence for orthopaedic and spinal care, urology, diagnostics, rehabilitation and rheumatology.

After a highly competitive tender process, MCH was 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 two 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 seven days which came in ahead of an 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.

“The three new theatres have been built quickly and efficiently to meet the exacting standards of modern day orthopaedic and spinal surgery,” said Paul Williams, Orthopaedic Consultant Surgeon and clinical adviser to the project. “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.”

MCH 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.”

It took only a week for the operating theatre facility to be installed in mid-December 2023 following the offsite manufacturing phase which saw nearly 90% off the construction process take place away from

site. ModuleCo provided a turnkey project delivery service to the Health Board, owning the design, manufacturing, installation and commissioning of the modular healthcare facility, as well as the required enabling and foundation works on-site. The facility was officially opened on 15 June 2023 by the Minister for Health and Social Services, Eluned Morgan.

MODULECO ModuleCo is the healthcare division of BRG Technologies and has been building specialist facilities for the healthcare sector for over two decades. BRG Technologies has successfully delivered over 300 mission-critical projects across Europe, USA, Australia and Africa, providing the highest-quality healthcare facilities to the NHS, the UK and US Armed Forces and NATO.

For more information visit: www.moduleco.com

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01-04. The NHS is benefiting from offsite construction with modular a central method of delivery

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