EMS-Healthcare has created and deployed a dual-purpose temporary medical unit in just seven days , ensuring business as usual for hundreds of patients in Newcastle.
Two mobile medical trailers have been installed at the Blakelaw Clinic to form a temporary, state-of-the-art GP and dental centre. It will be in operation for six months while a new health centre is constructed by the local NHS LIFT company, NNT Lift Co, for NHS Newcastle.
The units provide two consultation rooms, a reception area, private kitchens, a staff area, and disabled and staff toilets. They are fully air-conditioned and have disabled access and fire and intruder alarm systems.
Paul Inglis at NNT LIFTCo said: “We could not allow any disruption or inconvenience to patients using the existing healthcare services and were impressed by EMS-Healthcare’s can-do attitude.
“They offered us a simple, innovative, high-quality solution that would enable GPs and dentists at the clinic to maintain their extremely high standard and provide a ‘business as usual’ service during the building project.”
Keith Austin, partner in EMS-Healthcare, added: “Because our units come installed with all the necessary fixtures and fittings needed to make it happen quickly, we were ready to meet the seven-day challenge and provide the perfect business continuity solution. All our client had to do was to move the medical and dental equipment into the mobile space and open the door to patients.
“Our ready-made clinical environments are a perfect solution for health providers needing to access high-quality accommodation quickly and easily.”
