The contract to build a new £9.8m therapies and outpatients building at Stoke Mandeville Hospital has been awarded to Modern Methods of Construction specialist MTX Contracts Ltd.

The new two-storey facility for Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust will replace the existing outdated therapies and outpatients units and bring modern, highquality therapy services together under one roof.

The MTX contract includes demolition of the existing buildings and preparation of the cleared site for the new unit.

The dedicated space for treatment and rehabilitation is designed to make visits easier and improve the experience for patients and staff. Facilities will include 14 private consultation rooms, a large rehabilitation gym, a dedicated hand therapy area, physiotherapy cubicles, specialist rooms for orthotics all located on the ground floor. Space for the Trust’s administrative support teams and  plant rooms will be located on the upper floor.

A total of 38 precisely engineered structural steel units will be used to create the new combined facility, and will be factory-manufactured offsite while the demolition of existing buildings and ground works are under way.  The structural units will be craned onto the site and rapidly made weatherproof to enable fit out and mechanical and electrical services installation within the new building, streamlining the construction process.

Linked access to the main hospital building will be reinstated as part of this development to maintain familiar access routes in and out of the proposed building whilst minimising disturbance to other hospital facilities during construction.

Charmaine Hope, Chief Estates and Facilities Officer, said: “This project is part of our longterm commitment to transform the Trust estate and improve services. By creating modern facilities in place of the outdated Therapies building, we’re building a future ready environment that meets the needs of our community and supports high quality care.”

 MTX Contracts Managing Director David Hartley explained: “We are delighted to have been again chosen by the Trust to build new healthcare facilities employing MMC to deliver the project faster, greener, safer and more cost effectively than traditional construction methods.  That ensures patients and staff get the earliest benefit from the new high quality and fully compliant facilities.”

MTX Contracts Ltd is also currently working with Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust to develop a landmark six-storey building at the Wycombe Hospital site.