Construction
consultants Haldons Limited celebrates the completion of the newly-refurbished Sidmouth
Victoria Hospital by presenting the staff and Chair of the Comforts Fund with a
special cake marking the firm’s 10th anniversary.
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| Martina Harrison, Clinical Manager/ Mark and Maria Coton, Co-directors Haldons Ltd/ Graham Vincent, Comforts Funds Chairman |
A multi-discipline firm with offices in Exeter
and Torquay, Haldons provide a wide range of professional services in many
sectors across the South West region and throughout the UK as a whole. These include Architectural Design, Project
Management, Quantity Surveying, Cost Management and Premises Compliance.
Haldons recently completed the extensive £1.25m refurbishment
project at Sidmouth’s community hospital for Northern Devon Healthcare NHS
Trust, working closely with the Trust’s in-house facilities team. Co-directors and husband and wife team Mark
and Maria Coton presented the cake to Comforts Fund Chairman Graham Vincent and
the occupational therapy (OT) and *MSK physiotherapy team led
by Clinical Manager Martina Harrison.
Haldons’
Director Mark Coton was the lead designer, contract administrator and CDM
Co-ordinator. The company also provided
cost management services, and the build took 52 weeks to complete with Sidmouth-based
contractors, Skinner Construction. The
refurbishment programme provided a new entrance canopy; reception; waiting room;
kitchen; two minor injuries treatment rooms plus an office and gym for the MSK
(musculoskeletal) department as well as three treatment rooms. In addition, there
is new office accommodation and a treatment area for the occupational therapy team
for ADL (Activities of Daily Living).
Martina Harrison, Clinical Manager for MSK
physiotherapy (Eastern area) for the Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust, says: “The cake as a thank you to the team was a lovely
touch from Mark and Maria. Throughout the building works the staff have continued
to look after patients and it has been a real partnership with Haldons, Skinner
Construction and Graham Vincent and the Trustees. We all worked together towards the same
outcome of creating a space shared by OT and musculoskeletal *(See notes to editor) (MSK) physiotherapy, which works well with
patients. We were very confident in
Haldons’ ability to deliver and they were very professional throughout.
We developed a relationship of trust with Mark, who really understood
the needs of the staff, and working with Andrew Sturgess the Contracts Manager
of Skinner Construction and his team was a delightful experience.”
The
latest development is the fifth phase of a project which originally
began 25 years ago with a total spend of £4.5m, with virtually all the money
being raised in the local community.
The Sidmouth Victoria Hospital Comforts Fund initially put in £750,000,
with Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust contributing £200,000. The Comforts Fund Trustees had an appeal to
raise an additional £255,000 by means of concerts, Flag Day, fete, open
gardens, donations and legacies.
Graham Vincent, Comforts Fund
Chairman, comments: “Matron, Emma
Bagwell, had to produce a clinical case for Phase 5, and I had to present a business
case for Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust. Extra fundraising activities were
carried out by Comforts Fund as building works were happening. It has been a challenging but enjoyable
project and it has created a real community spirit.” He adds: “Haldons
were very responsive and willing to review plans to make sure we were within
budget. The staff had a lot to put up with keeping the hospital functioning
throughout. Haldons developed a good relationship with the Trust
and we are looking forward to working with them again. The Comforts Fund’s next project is to
upgrade the courtyard garden for patients to sit with family and visitors,
which is due to be completed by Christmas 2014 and will make a great deal of
difference to the enjoyment and recovery of the patients.”
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