{"id":88893,"date":"2021-02-11T10:49:14","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T10:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=88893"},"modified":"2021-02-11T10:49:14","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T10:49:14","slug":"national-treatment-centre-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/national-treatment-centre-contract\/88893\/","title":{"rendered":"Balfour Beatty awarded \u00a332m Inverness NHS facility"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.balfourbeatty.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Balfour Beatty<\/a> has been awarded a \u00a332m contract to build a new, world-class Ophthalmology and Orthopaedic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/modular-construction-news\/rethinking-healthcare-design\/87502\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">health facility<\/a> in Inverness\u00a0on behalf of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk\/Pages\/welcome.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NHS Highland<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>This latest contract award will see Balfour Beatty construct the 8,305 sqm national treatment centre, including 24 inpatient rooms, five operating theatres, clinics and outpatient departments.<\/p>\n<p>Balfour Beatty will build minor operation and procedure rooms, consulting rooms, a caf\u00e9, children\u2019s play area and office support rooms.<\/p>\n<p>The new facility will provide elective orthopaedic surgery and full ophthalmology services to surrounding communities, helping to reduce the waiting times for patients across the Highlands.<\/p>\n<p>At peak construction, the project <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/recruitment-support-young-people\/83637\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">will employ a workforce<\/a> of 300, as well as several work experience placements.<\/p>\n<p>Supporting Balfour Beatty\u2019s sustainability target to\u00a0positively impact one million people by 2040\u00a0and improve the prosperity and wellbeing of communities, the team will collaborate with NHS Highland to provide work experience placements and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/free-training-construction-contracts\/88733\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">employment opportunities<\/a> for local college and university students.<\/p>\n<h3>Developing this critical new facility<\/h3>\n<p>Hector Macaulay, regional managing director of Balfour Beatty\u2019s UK construction services business in Scotland &amp; 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