Bathroom replacements

The brief

To strip out existing modular bathrooms and refit with new bespoke designed bathrooms in accordance with HBN 1 and 10 - sanitary assemblies, at the Queens Centre, Castle Hill Hospital.

The response

The bathroom replacements had a very specific delivery timeframe due to lack of hospital space and the need to have the facilities back in use. Helix successfully delivered the project and each individual unit to the specified timeframe or ahead of schedule.

“Not only have the Helix CMS team proven to be a highly competent and professional delivery partner, throughout, what has been an operationally critical and clinically challenging programme of works, they have delivered two months ahead of (an already demanding) schedule, within the context of an operational hospital clinical unit and against a background of pandemic and seasonal peak service demand.”

— Clifford O’Leary, Project Director

Project Delivery Details

Ward 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 and High Dependency Unit

✓ Screened off working areas in accordance with agreed methods of working with infection control, dust, debris extraction and waste removal

✓ Isolation and reinstatement of Medgas

✓ Access for materials and waste via segregated area to avoid disruption to the live hospital

✓ Bathroom area stripped out and the existing modular bathroom was unit was removed

✓ New moisture resistant stud partitioning installed to form rooms

✓ New bespoke designed IPS sanitaryware installed, also allowing access to services and voids

✓ For ceiling installations, moisture resistant, clipped, lay-in-grid ceilings installed and concrete flooring laid with non-slip vinyl flooring to prevent patient falls

✓ Mechanical and electrical installations also completed as part of works

The position of the bathroom areas are all within live hospital wards. Helix are experienced in managing projects within a live healthcare environment and follow strict protocols. The team focus on ensuring full site segregation to seal off the area. Due to the nature of the work, noise levels are consistently monitored - works involving noise are scheduled in collaboration with the hospital to reduce any disruption. To minimise dust and debris spreading beyond the work area, Helix provide air tight enclosures, and remove dust through extraction units. All works are completed with minimal disruption to hospital staff and patients, with managed infection control, and impact from dust and noise kept to a minimum.

On this project, Helix used thermal modelling software to ensure all bathroom installations were thermally efficient and in-line with the thermal levels of the overall building. The Helix team used four en-suite scenarios to complete the modelling process and identified any potential heat loss before work started. Through planning and thermal modelling the team were able to increase thermal efficiency by 10%.