Decontamination Unit – Pinderfields Hospital, Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Overview

  • yorkshireTo identify the reasons why the upgraded decontamination unit could not open to provide the full range of sterile services an supplies required by the Trust.

  • To identify, and to take corrective actions, to secure safe, sound, compliant and reliable services and equipment.

  • To clarify the overall contractual position and responsibilities regarding the building, engineering works and equipment.

  • To clarify any design faults and / or professional errors.

  • Project manage corrective works and commissioning to going operational.

CPA’s Approach

  • To establish contractual details and professional appointment.

  • To inspect the upgraded building, engineering services and specialist equipment and to list faulty building works none performing equipment and engineering services.

  • Seek to get correction of all faults through the main contractor and design team

  • Agree an overall strategy with the Trust to correct all faults and go operational and to take the necessary outcomes.

  • Seek legal advice – contractual issues.

    • Findings
  • Elements of the design, developed by the appointed design team, were faulty.

  • The main contractor (engineering company) generally performed well.

  • The building and specialist sub contractors performed poorly (flooring – slab – damp proof course failures. Suspended ceiling faults – unstable- cracking)

  • The nominated specialist equipment suppliers performed poorly

Outcomes

  • All faults were corrected to compliance standards.

  • The specialist equipment was commissioned and proven following which the decontamination unit went operational.

  • All faulty suspended ceilings were replaced free of charge.

  • The main contractor paid substantial damages towards the end of the corrective work.

  • The design team withdrew all claims for additional fees and assisted in the corrective works.

  • The majority of the flooring was recovered and the damp proof membrane was re-installed.


“The focussed professional approach by CPA identified the problems and solved them” Brian Dudding, Head of Estates

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