The Monklands Replacement Project (MRP) is our exciting vision for the new University Hospital Monklands.
Our monthly flash report provides a short summary of what’s happening with some of the project’s various workstreams.
Design
Fiona Cowan, clinical lead – nursing, said: “A review of equipment requirements has been carried out for the departmental designs that have already been signed off at 1:50 scale.
“Design workshops are continuing for the elective (planned) orthopaedic ward, with input from staff and public/patient reps. It’s expected the layout will be finalised soon.”
Digital
“The digital co-ordination sub-group met for the first time and a refresh of the digital vision for the project was shared, setting out core principles,” said senior project manager Kate Henderson.
“We’re now preparing a paper outlining the purpose of the various workstreams within the digital sub-group.”
Infection prevention & control (IPC)
IPC nurse consultant Linda Thomas said: “We’ve now completed stage 1 of the Healthcare Associated Infection System for Controlling Risk in the Built Environment (HAI-SCRIBE).
“Following planning meetings, a schedule is being developed for a series of stage 2 HAI-SCRIBE workshops.”
Service Planning
Redesign lead Donna McHenry said: “We met with the University Hospital Monklands site planning group to review service plans for the current hospital, aiming to mirror the MRP clinical model.
“A briefing paper on admin & office space is under development to set out the work done to date, including the feedback from visits to other hospitals.”
Workforce
“As workforce planning continues on a strong track for outline business case, we had a meeting to discuss A&E department staffing requirements,” said workforce lead Laura Ireland.
“Meetings are coming up to discuss workforce requirements for medical staffing and eHealth. An analysis of staffing needs for patient single rooms is also planned.”
Other News
We’re delighted to welcome new team members Bronwyn Bainbridge, procurement manager, and Lynn MacDonald, project administrator.
We’ll be at the NextGen virtual careers event on 30 March so that secondary school students can find out about all the opportunities our new digital hospital will bring.
- For full information on the Monklands Replacement Project visit the MRP webpage monklands.scot.nhs.uk.
- Flash reports are also included as an infographic in the staff briefing and published on the MRP webpage.
