One of the strategic objectives of the New Hospital Programme, which aims to transform the delivery of healthcare infrastructure for the NHS, is to ‘deliver hospitals for less cost and less time’. Modern Methods of Construction are meeting this strategic objective, while enabling Trusts to tackle the backlog
Projects benefiting from the use of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) are set to have a significant impact on NHS waiting lists during 2023. As the health service is faced with a backlog of over 7.3 million, an ageing estate that requires modernisation, and rising demand, there is an increasing interest in adopting faster, more cost-effective, and greener approaches to delivering vital clinical facilities, to tackle the NHS’s pressing challenges.
Adopting MMC enables specialist contractor MTX to construct critical healthcare facilities much faster – often 50% quicker than traditional builds. As the majority of the building is constructed away from the busy operational estate, there is reduced disruption to activities on site – thereby minimising the impact on patients and the environment. Clinical teams can concentrate on their core activities, while – in parallel – MTX constructs state-of-the-art facilities to meet ongoing clinical demand.
MMC involves the off-site manufacturing and on-site assembly of complete buildings which comprise of sectional, steel-framed ‘modules’. On completion, the buildings are transported to the site where they are craned into position, before the final site assembly takes place, which includes internal finishes
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