Bradford Royal Infirmary’s new purpose-built Endoscopy Unit has won a national design award, beating an outstanding field of entries from across the NHS and other healthcare providers.
The £25m state-of-the-art unit, which opened to patients in March and is one of the largest NHS schemes of its kind in the country, won the New Build Project of the Year category in the Healthcare Estates IHEEM Awards.
It was up against some tough competition from other finalists including the Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease in Leeds and King’s College Hospital’s critical care roof garden.
Consultant Gastroenterologist and Clinical Lead for Endoscopy, Sarah Jowett, said:
The whole Endoscopy team is absolutely thrilled to have won this award, especially because we were commended for our focus on patient dignity, infection control and the innovative use of the patient pods.
We’re all so proud of the unit, which is providing a fantastic service for patients and is a great place to work, and this is the icing on the cake for us. I’d like to thank everyone who has been involved in this project – it was a massive team effort.
Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Chief Executive, Saj Azeb said:
This award is tremendous news. I would like to thank our teams, and Robertson Construction, for all their hard work and dedication involved in delivering a project which has had a genuine impact on improving performance and service delivery.
Endoscopy is an important non-surgical procedure to look inside the body to screen, diagnose and treat medical conditions. There are many types of endoscopies that view different organs.
Connected to the main hospital building, the unit houses eight procedure rooms and private pods for patients before and after their procedures, each with an ensuite. It is now providing more appointments for patients and reducing waiting lists.
The unit was designed and built by main contractor Robertson Construction. During construction, the project delivered social and economic benefits that saw over £13m in social value generated from over 70% of spend with the local supply chain, 27 apprentices hosted on-site and 44 local people employed on the project.