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WELL ON ITS WAY
future. The theatres will provide the ideal training environment for new surgeons and operating practitioners of the future.
We will also be waving goodbye to the 36-metre-high tower crane, which has been a feature on our site for many months with its 60-metre jib which carries a maximum of 12 tons. The crane was named ‘Hinchy the Winchy’ as a result of a Trust competition, won by local man, Nick Day. Nick, and our two runners up, received artist sets and met with the Theatres team to receive their prizes.
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RAAC works continue throughout the spring
If you have recently visited our Hinchingbrooke site, you may have noticed there is quite a bit of work going on outside at the front, in the main entrance and within some of our wards.
Our Estates team are doing essential maintenance across the site. Following feedback from a recent accessibility report, work began in January to widen the footpaths, install additional drop kerbs and add handrails to some areas. The pedestrian crossing was also moved slightly further away from the junction and repainted to make it clearer. As a result of these works, the short-term closure of some car parking spaces at the rear of the hospital site has taken place with the creation of new temporary parking at the front of the site, leading to an increased footfall in that area.
In February 2023, the team started work on strengthening the ceiling within the Costa Coffee shop, Amigo store and the main thoroughfare. We managed to relocate Costa Coffee to the Treatment Centre and provided additional facilities to ensure that patients, staff and visitors could get refreshments in alternative areas while the work took place.
Other work scheduled includes Plum Ward, Jasmine Ward, Bay Tree Ward and the Garden Restaurant. The Garden Restaurant, located on the first floor of our site, will remain open while the work takes place in stages to minimise disruption.
Chris Howard, Senior Project Lead for the RAAC Programme, said: “I would like to thank everyone for their support while we undertake this essential work on our site. We have tried to keep disruption to a minimum wherever possible and find alternative solutions for all, which has not been easy, but the RAAC team have worked hard to achieve this so we can keep our hospital running as usual.”
