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Radiology revamp at The Friarage Hospital
LOCATION: NORTH EAST | PROJECT AREA: PROJECT DELIVERY | PROJECT STATUS: COMPLETED
Northallerton’s Friarage Hospital needed to up their diagnostic capacity, as part of a national programme to deliver clinical diagnostic services closer to patients’ homes. They wanted to transform part of their existing radiology department into a modern facility able to see many more people. They asked us to manage the scheme.
The solution
The 15-month project saw the old radiology block transformed into a modern hospital department, creating a spoke site for the Tees Valley Clinical Diagnostic Centre programme, which also includes a town centre hub in Stockton and spoke sites at Hartlepool and Redcar.
We worked with multiple stakeholders to arrive at the design solution for the new facility, applied for funding to develop the scheme, delivered it in a live hospital environment and coordinated the transfer of clinical services to alternative locations – including a mobile CT scanner in the car park – whilst the works were ongoing.
The result
The result is a state-of-the-art facility, with two CT scanners, including a new £900,000 machine, viewing rooms, a new cannulation room, two new ultrasound rooms and a new dental scan room, as well as changing facilities and an accessible toilet.
As well as enabling the hospital to scan an extra 100 people every week, helping reduce waiting times and improving health outcomes for patients, the facilities will enable more heart patients to undergo scans at the Friarage, instead of having to travel to other hospitals.
"This is fantastic news for our patients across Hambleton, Richmondshire and beyond who will benefit from faster imaging and access to more diagnostic appointments closer to home."
Head of Radiology at South Tees
Kelly Smith
"This is fantastic news for our patients across Hambleton, Richmondshire and beyond who will benefit from faster imaging and access to more diagnostic appointments closer to home.
The new scanner is the highest specification scanner we have got across the whole department and it’s great to see it benefitting our Friarage patients.
It also helps us free up capacity at The James Cook University Hospital so our team there can focus on the most seriously ill patients, such as those who have suffered major trauma.
I just want to say a huge thank you to our amazing radiology staff who have had to endure a lot of disruption to make this a reality – including several room moves and a period of providing appointments from a mobile scanner in the car park! But it has all been worth it as we now have this fantastic new facility which we are all really proud of."
I just want to say a huge thank you to our amazing radiology staff who have had to endure a lot of disruption to make this a reality – including several room moves and a period of providing appointments from a mobile scanner in the car park! But it has all been worth it as we now have this fantastic new facility which we are all really proud of."
Sewell Advisory
Scott Clarkson
"This was anything but a straightforward project, but the results have been amazing to see. Arranging the removal of two X-ray machines and temporary storage of a CT scanner during the works wasn’t easy, but the staff in the department showed incredible flexibility and willingness to adapt during the delivery of the works.
The scheme is now delivering a significant increase in diagnostics capacity in the region, and knowing that the end result of our work will save so many lives really makes it all worthwhile."
The scheme is now delivering a significant increase in diagnostics capacity in the region, and knowing that the end result of our work will save so many lives really makes it all worthwhile."
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