New hospital

Building a sustainable future

Our new hospital will be built using modern methods of construction (MMC) which will mean we can build it faster, build it better and reduce our carbon footprint in the process.

What is MMC?

MMC is an approach to construct buildings quickly, reliably and sustainably.

It often involves making components offsite before being transported to the building’s location for quick and easy installation. Think readymade frames, walls, floors, roofs, facades and even entire rooms.

The COVID-19 Nightingale Hospitals are just one example of where MMC has come into its own in terms of speed of delivery. Five hospitals were able to be built in just a matter of weeks using offsite manufacturing and construction.

How will MMC benefit our new hospital?

The Grange University Hospital in Wales (pictured right) opened last year and reduced its build time by nearly a quarter by using MMC, in particular the offsite manufacturing of facades, mechanical and engineering services and bathroom pods.

An innovative hospital campus was delivered ahead of schedule, achieving significant time and cost savings. MMC will help us to deliver an innovative, energy efficient new hospital on time and on budget.

By making the most of offsite manufacturing and construction in the design and build, we can create a hospital that is highly flexible, meaning we are able to respond rapidly to any future changes such as a growing population or another pandemic.

We will be able to deliver a new hospital that is:

z quicker and cheaper to build z a high quality environment for our people and patients z better for the environment z adaptable and flexible to meet future demands