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Modular building specialist, Elite Systems<\/a> is manufacturing a 20-bed isolation ward for Royal Surrey County Hospital within an eight-week timeframe<\/h2>\n

As NHS Trusts look to increase capacity in the battle against COVID-19<\/a>, Elite Systems lends a helping hand by manufacturing a 20-bed isolation ward for Royal Surrey County Hospital.<\/p>\n

Royal Surrey County Hospital was looking to increase its capacity in light of the ongoing crisis and selected Elite as its supplier due to the company\u2019s speed of response and ability to turn the project around quickly.<\/p>\n

The modular building team is now on-site and has already commenced groundworks with a view to the new unit being in place in June.<\/p>\n

A quick turnaround<\/h3>\n

Elite received the first enquiry from the hospital on 13 March and was on-site for the first visit and to agree the scope of works within two working days. A further design consultation was hosted between Elite Systems and key hospital contacts<\/a> including infection control and the director of nursing, after which Elite Systems created a suite of drawings for approval ready to begin construction.<\/p>\n

In total the consultation period, from initial contact to groundworks commencing, took just seven working days. While groundworks continue at the hospital, Elite Systems\u2019 factory team will construct the 20-bed isolation ward in controlled conditions before delivering the modular building to the hospital and completing the final fix on-site, ready for the ward to become fully operational and start receiving patients.<\/p>\n

The ward will feature 20 individual patient rooms, each with an en-suite bathroom. The central space on the ward will be occupied by a nurses\u2019 station as well as storage space for cleaning supplies and linen, a series of treatment rooms, relatives\u2019 rooms, and additional WCs.<\/p>\n

\u2018Speed is of the essence\u2019<\/h3>\n

Elite Systems\u2019 commercial director Jason Bowker, said: \u201cIn the response to the COVID-19 outbreak, speed is of the essence and when we received the enquiry from the Royal Surrey County Hospital we understood that a very fast turnaround was required \u2013 not only in the construction of the hospital, but in the time taken to provide a quote and a detailed outline of the proposed ward.<\/p>\n

\u201cHospitals across the UK are urgently in need of additional space, and with our team\u2019s ability to quickly and safely construct high-quality modular buildings, and our technical division on hand to map out the requirements within days, means that we are able to help the UK face its biggest crisis in a generation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will continue to make our expertise available to hospitals throughout the summer and would encourage any NHS Trusts looking to quickly expand their facilities to contact us and we will respond without delay.\u201d<\/p>\n

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