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MEDICAL BUILDINGS
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In recent years Adroit Modular Buildings has established itself as one of the leading providers
of small to medium sized modular health care facilities. From Southport in Lancashire to Swale
in Kent there are over 30 of our medical buildings in current use, ranging in size from single
doctor's surgeries, to multiple use local medical centres, incorporating consulting rooms, medical
records offices, community facilities and even minor operating theatres.
The government has pledged to deliver 3,000 refurbished or newly built GP surgeries and 500 primary
care centres by 2004. To meet this programme it is likely that at least a proportion of these
facilities will have to be provided using innovative construction techniques. Modular construction
is particularly suitable, because it is generally faster than traditional construction methods:
manufacture of building modules can commence in the factory, whilst groundwork is being done on site
- modules, complete with fully-fitted consulting rooms and other facilities can be delivered to site
and take far less time to install than similar facilities would take to build in-situ. This may be
particularly suitable where new buildings are being provided on sites where existing medical practices,
or other activities have to continue whilst the new facility is installed.
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Temporary surgeries can be supplied whilst existing facilities are being refurbished to meet the latest
government requirements, or new medical centres are being built, but permanent medical centres can also
be constructed using modular construction techniques.
Permanent medical centres can be built in a similar way, with many of the same benefits of faster
completion and less on site disruption. The main difference is that more attractive finishes may
be specified, to match anything that can be built using traditional construction techniques, including
a variety of external cladding, to pitched roofs.
One consideration for permanent medical centres is that during the course of their life, they may be
required to expand, by up to 30%, or be reconfigured to meet changing requirements. Modular buildings
can be extended with the minimum of fuss: fully-fitted new modules can be installed alongside existing
buildings, modular or traditional and simply connected. The extensions can be operational within days
or weeks of installation, rather than months of building work commencing.
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