NHSSCOTLAND PROJECT FACT FILE
Health Facility Project Forth Valley Royal Hospital Name
Location Forth Valley Royal Stirling Road Larbert FK5 4WR
Population served 279,000
Type of healthcare facility The new hospital has a full range of acute hospital services including a mental health facility and a women and children’s unit.
Type of construction New Build
Construction start date May 2007 (estimated or actual)
Construction completion The hospital has been opened in three phases. The first phase date was the transfer of a wide range of services from Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary which took place in August 2010. Mental Health services from both Falkirk and Stirling moved in September 2010. The final phase, transferring services from Stirling Royal Infirmary completed in July 2011.
Gross floor area (m2) 96,115 m2
Project, design and £293m construction cost
Cost per m2 £3048/m2
Total bed numbers The hospital has 860 beds and day spaces (including mental health beds), 50% of which are single rooms. Detailed below is a breakdown of the allocation of hospital beds.
Inpatient & Day Services: 677 Mental Health: 125 Endoscopy: 28 Renal Dialysis: 30 TOTAL: 860
Departmental information . 16 operating theatres . Accident and Emergency Department has 22 assessment bays . Robotic supply and delivery system . Fully robotic pharmacy system
High-tech kitchens providing freshly cooked food on the premises Client/owner NHS Forth Valley
www.nhsforthvalley.com
www.nhsforthvalley.com/forthvalleyroyal/
Project Manager/Key Tom Steele contact(s) [email protected] Capital procurement route Private Finance Initiative
Project Alison Brown, Healthcare Planner, NHS Forth Valley management [email protected]
Architects Laing O’Rourke supported by Keppie Architects
Contractor John Laing Social Infrastructure Ltd (includes Laing O’Rourke, and Serco)
Services Emergency Department Critical Care Cardiology Medical and Surgical Service Women and Children Gynaecology Services Radiology and Imaging Services Day Surgery Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Day Therapy Day Medicine Services Endoscopy Mental Health Unit Oncology (Cancer) Unit Ambulatory Care Renal Unit Speech and Language
The hospital also offers a wide range of outpatient clinics, more details of which can be found using the following link.
http://www.nhsforthvalley.com/forthvalleyroyal/services
Key facts . Uk’s first robotic supply and delivery system . Scotland’s first fully robotic pharmacy system . An interactive map and floor plans can be found by following the link below http://www.nhsforthvalley.com/forthvalleyroyal/about-the- hospital/location-map . A gallery of images can be viewed using the following link http://www.nhsforthvalley.com/forthvalleyroyal/multimedia