Thornbury Hospital, Sheffield

Introduction

Thornbury Hospital is part of the Circle Health Group, a leading independent provider of hospital services across the UK. The hospital operates on many different specialities and has a range of facilities, including 77 patient bedrooms, 21 consulting rooms, and four operating theatres.

Service Provided

Miller Knight were appointed as Principal Contractor to carry out the remedial passive fire protection works. This involved sealing all unprotected service penetrations/voids across the hospital in Patient Wards, Private bedrooms, Reception areas, Operating theatres, Patient treatment rooms, Plant rooms and Patient record areas.

Extensive planning and logistics management with daily liaising and planning with the facility teams to agree on work zones to reflect changes arising from the Hospital operations.

Project Outcomes

Works were carried out in a live hospital environment, therefore we had to ensure minimum disruption to patients and healthcare staff, following strict Covid-19 protocols.

Multiple phased handovers, including night working, were necessary to maintain the hospital’s operation.