Opening of New Laboratory and Pharmacy Services Centre at Altnaglevin Hospital, Northern Ireland

The new Laboratory and Pharmacy Services Centre at Altnagelvin Hospital was officially opened on 20 March 2007 by Health Minister Mr Paul Coggins. Construction of the centre was completed at a cost of approximately £18 million ten weeks ahead of schedule under the supervision of United Healthcare.

The Minister said "The new pharmacy department represents state of the art facilities and is further tangible evidence of our investment in pharmaceutical services. Its impressive robotics system will create new opportunities to further deploy staff in clinical activities so they are free to spend more time with patients on wards."

Designed over three floors of accommodation surrounding a central courtyard the building provides strictly controlled specialist laboratory facilities together with naturally ventilated offices and staff areas.

The develoment was funded through a Public Private Partnership through a consortium managed and led by United Healthcare.

Construction of the centre was undertaken by Farrans Healthcare with a design team led by Kennedy Fitzgerald and Associates.

Construction commences on the Castle Hill Hospital site, Hull

A 'turf cutting' ceremony on 9 March 2006 marked the start of the construction phase for the new Oncology and Haemotology hospital to

be built on the Castle Hill Hospital site in Hull.

The £65m development will be one of the most significant capital investments in the local region in the past 100 years and is the culmination of a number of years of strategic planning by the Trust, the Health Authority and Primary Care Trusts.

The Oncology and Haemotology development will provide treatment and palliative care for patients with cancer and blood disorders. It will be a UK Centre of Excellence for the treatment and care of patients, utilising state of the art technology and equipment available.

United Healthcare were the Bid Managers for the Healthcare Solutions consortium, sponsored by ABN AMRO and Shepherd. Other key members of the consortium include OPERON, HLM Design and Haden Young.

Rochdale schools project reaches new milestone

Rochdale Council and the Axiom Education consortium have reached financial close and the construction phase has commenced for this £56m project. The project includes the design, build and operation of new primary, secondary and special schools at Hollin, Hamer, Marland Hill and Oulder Hill. The aims of the project are to provide 21st century school facilities for over 3,000 pupils and to break down the barriers by providing a seamless continuum for all pupils requiring Special Educational Needs (SEN) Schools provision in the Borough. A major feature of the proposals is the plan to co-locate special schools with mainstream schools (on three of the four sites).

United Healthcare were the Bid Managers for the Axiom Education consortium that includes ABN AMRO Bank, Shepherd Construction, OPERON, Haden Young, Aedas and Bryanston Square.

New £18m Laboratory and Pharmacy Centre for Altnagelvin

Construction has commenced on site for a major redevelopment for Altnagelvin Hospitals.

The Altnagelvin Hospitals Laboratory and Pharmacy Service Centre PPP project is an £18m project to design, build, finance and maintain a Laboratory and Pharmacy Service Centre for the Altnagelvin Hospitals Health & Social Services Trust.

The state-of-the-art Laboratory and Pharmacy Centre includes provision for five separate specialist laboratory areas, along with a new pharmacy department which will incorporate special cancer drug dispensing facilities.

United Healthcare is the project sponsor, an equity provider as well as the Bid and Consortium Managers. The consortium includes Farrans Construction, Integral FM Services, Ash Corporate Finance, Kennedy FitzGerald Associates, Cundall Johnston, Mulholland & Doherty and Northcroft.

New 21st Century health facilities for Oxted, Surrey

Development of the new Oxted Therapies Unit and a 62-bed nursing home has been completed on the site of the old Oxted and Limpsfield Memorial Hospital in Oxted Surrey.  The new facilities have been developed via a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) deal by Anvil Healthcare Group (AHG), a joint venture between Cathedral Healthcare and United Healthcare.

The project includes the design, build and provision of facilities management services in relation to a Rehabilitation and Therapy Centre for the NHS; a new nursing home that will be operated by Barchester Healthcare; and affordable housing units to be managed by L&Q Housing Association.