Supporting the NHS COVID-19 Response

26th June 2020

By Alan Kondys, Framework Director

As Integrated Health Projects (IHP) Framework Director I am immensely proud of the contribution we have made to NHS efforts to respond to the COVID-19 emergency.

We were asked by ProCure22 (P22) and the NHS to deliver the Nightingale NW Hospital in the Manchester Central Conference centre providing 750-beds. We delivered this in just 13 days and with only 48 hrs notice. Also, under P22 we delivered the 132-bed Preston UCLan temporary hospital in under 2-weeks.

Alongside the delivery of these facilities, IHP worked in collaboration with P22 and NHSE/I in the COVID-19 PMO team on the national Nightingale Hospital programme co-ordinating designs, resource availability and best practice.

In Wales, we delivered Rainbow hospitals at Bangor and Deeside that together provided 653-beds in a 20 day period.

Taken together IHP have delivered an incredible 1,535 beds over a 1-month period!

Whilst doing this we carried on with our day job delivering additional critical care facilities on existing schemes and continuing or accelerating work on projects identified as critical in the COVID-19 emergency.

I believe our ability to respond and deliver in this way is a testament to IHP’s stability, capacity and capability. This capability and expertise is embedded in our people and their dedication. IHP have over 500 members of staff with hands on experience of delivering healthcare facilities from concept, through design, delivery and aftercare.

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