Here’s an update on the latest developments in some of the workstreams for the Monklands Replacement Project – our exciting vison for a new University Hospital Monklands at Wester Moffat, Airdrie.
Workforce
Workforce lead Laura Ireland said: “The new workforce planning sub-group met and discussed the terms of reference. The initial focus will be on workforce modelling for the different staff groups to inform the outline business case.
“We’re undertaking a single patient rooms observation study in May to measure the workload across all job roles. This will help review the staffing assumptions for the new hospital’s inpatient wards.”
Service Planning
“We concluded a short-life working group to develop admin & office requirements, specifically for the medical workforce,” said redesign lead Donna McHenry.
“The office needs of other job roles will also be reviewed.
“There will be further development of the workforce model for outpatients, designing a specification for a scheduling system. We are also working towards the start of a trial of electronic check-in kiosks.”
Digital
“The ‘digitising services’ workstream is assessing the current barriers to effective digital working to ensure shared understanding and that future digitisation considers how to remove them,” explained senior project manager Kate Henderson.
“The ‘digital innovation & lessons learned’ workstream is to hold a series of focused workshops to support ‘future gazing’ to anticipate technology opportunities.”
Facilities management (FM)
FM lead Marie Porteous said: “A FM sub-group workshop was held where the work plan was discussed. A series of mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP) workshops was completed.
“There’s continued progress on the collation of evidence for Sustainable Design and Construction, which is a guide/tool for the delivery of Scottish Government sustainability targets.”
Equipment
“Work is ongoing to gather information for completion of the outline business case with regard to the percentage of equipment that could be transferred to the new hospital,” said equipment manager Helen Tomlinson.
“Work will continue to create a contact list of stakeholders in relation to asset managers within University Hospital Monklands – key for future work regarding equipment.”
Other News
- We’re delighted to welcome new team member Lisa Armitage, taking up the role of commissioning & migration manager.
- Team members are looking forward to a visit to the hospital site at Wester Moffat, Airdrie, for a first-hand look at the landscape and topography of the location.
For full information on the Monklands Replacement Project visit the MRP webpage www.monklands.scot.nhs.uk.
Flash reports are also included as an infographic in the staff briefing and published on the MRP webpage.
