BAM, a construction company, has been appointed by Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to deliver phase one of the Our Future Hospital at North Devon District Hospital.
The project will upgrade the hospital’s facilities for staff and patients, which will enable the Trust to deliver more modern, integrated healthcare that meets the current and future needs of local people.
Phase one of the project is the redevelopment of staff accommodation. This work is key to boosting the hospital’s recruitment and retention levels.
Much of the estate at North Devon is now over 50-years-old and having received little to no investment in this time, this programme is vital
Further, phase one will enable the development of new clinical buildings at the hospital site, which the Trust plans to deliver in the project’s second phase.
The redevelopment is part of the Government’s New Hospital Programme, the biggest hospital building programme in a generation that will deliver 48 hospitals nationwide by 2030.
The redevelopment is part of the Government’s New Hospital Programme
Tim Chell, BAM Regional Director, said: “We are delighted to be working on this exciting new project at North Devon Hospital. Not only will the new accommodation provide much needed facilities for the Hospital, but our local team and local subcontractors will give a real economic boost to the North Devon economy.”
Chris Tidman, Deputy Chief Executive and Senior Responsible Officer (SRO) of the Our Future Hospital Programme, said: “The Trust is delighted to have appointed BAM to deliver phase one of the redevelopment at North Devon District Hospital. With much of the estate at North Devon now over 50-years-old and having received little to no investment in this time, this programme is vital to both the future health and wellbeing of local people and the wider Devon healthcare system.”