EMS Healthcare wins contract for dual-purpose healthcare unit and deploys within 7 days
Two mobile medical trailers were connected at the Blakelaw Clinic site to form a temporary, state-of-the-art GP and dental clinic during the building project for a new health centre delivered via the local LIFT Company for Newcastle Primary Care Trust.
NNT LIFTCo contacted EMS Healthcare earlier January to provide the super-speedy solution. EMS prepared and delivered its Liberty unit from its large ‘ready to go’ fleet of medical trailers. It will be in situ for six months until the permanent clinic is ready.
The two consultation room unit will allow the clinic to deliver GP and dental services from the same site. The Liberty unit benefits from
+ Reception area
+ Private kitchens/staff area
+ Disabled and staff toilets
+ Full air conditioning and disabled access
+ Fire alarm
+ CCTV and intruder alarm
+ External floodlighting
Paul Inglis at NNT LIFTCo said:
“We could not allow any disruption or inconvenience to patients using the existing healthcare services and we 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.”
No major site preparation work was required. The Liberty unit was driven to the new location and ready within 24 hours. Once the building project is complete, the units will simply be disconnected and driven away.
Keith Austin, Partner in EMS Healthcare said: “Because our medical trucks 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.”
Ref: EMS-HS-290312
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For further information, please contact: Ruth Devlin 07896 125764, email ruth@judgeandhoward.com or Kate Price at EMS, 0151 350 1509 email kate.price@ems-healthcare.com
Notes to editors
EMS Healthcare LLP (www.ems-healthcare.com) was launched in 2011 following the increased demand for vehicle-based healthcare solutions. Prior to this healthcare services were delivered under the Event Marketing Solutions Ltd (www.eventms.com) sister brand, clients include Care UK, NHS Trusts, SecuriCare and Cancer Charity Tenovus.
The Newcastle and North Tyneside LIFT Company – known as NNT LIFTCo – is a joint venture involving the following partners:
+ Robertson Capital Projects – a Scottish-based private sector development company within the Robertson Group – which owns 60 per cent of shares and has three representatives on the board of directors
+ Community Health Partnerships – a company jointly owned by the Department of Health and Partnerships UK – which owns 20 per cent of shares and has one representative on the board of directors
+ Four local public sector partners – Newcastle Primary Care Trust, North Tyneside Primary Care Trust, Newcastle City Council and North Tyneside Council – between them own the remaining 20 per cent of shares and have one representative on the board of directors.
The board of directors has ultimate responsibility for the direction and control of the Company. Day-to-day operations are managed by the chief executive and locally appointed staff.
In 2004, NNT LIFTCo entered into a long term agreement with the primary care trusts and local authorities in Newcastle and North Tyneside to develop various premises over a period of twenty years.
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