St James University Hospital, New Oncology Wing

Leeds, UK

Project outline

A 66,500m², 12 storey new Cancer Centre of Excellence comprising treatment and research facilities, laboratory, ward and hotel accommodation.

The building is constructed on a sloping site located between two existing hospital buildings.  The main facility includes the provision of 12 Linear Accelerator Treatment rooms and associated diagnostic suites.

Procured as a PFI project the team brought together provided an established winning partnership with SPV and Architect.

Clinical and patient facilities include 12 Linear accelerator chambers; 15 MV and 25 MV chambers; Simulator rooms; Diagnostic and treatment facilities; Haematology facilities; Ward accommodation with on-suite bathrooms; Histo-pathology laboratory services; Radioactive waste storage; Asceptic and Radio Pharmacy facilities; Solvent stores; HDU/ICU; Operating theatres; MRI and PET Scanner Suites; Blood Bank; Teaching Facilities; Hotel accommodation; Catering / dining facility; Adaptable and flexible accommodation; Option to include cyclotron; multi storey parking facility for 1750cars; Ambulance drop off and parking; Entrance plaza And atrium

Contract value

£120m

Key features

  • Constrained city centre operational site
  • Located on existing hospital site
  • Phased / sequenced development
  • Major services diversion enabling works
  • Radiation shielding (Normal weight concrete, magnetite concrete, steel plate)
  • Radioactive waste disposal
  • Specialist radiation protection advice
  • Shielded rooms
  • Tunnel links to adjoining hospital buildings
  • Bridge link to adjoining hospital building
  • Permanent contiguous bored pile wall
  • Concrete frame construction
  • Raft foundation
  • In raft stainless steel drainage system
  • Modular cladding system
  • Roof mounted window cleaning cradle runway
  • Absorption chillers maximising available site steam facilities and CHP
  • Active chilled beam ventilation to wards/clinical areas
  • Air conditioned specialist areas
  • Access to radiation protection advisers

Appointment

  • M&E Building Services
  • Civil/Structural
  • IT
  • Geotechnical
  • Environmental
  • Acoustics
  • Fire
  • Transportation
  • Security
   
 
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