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TheThe estateestate we’rewe’re inin Issue 5 Autumn 2003 A publication by Welsh Health Estates for health estate personnel in Wales UpdateUpdate ThisThis IssueIssue ■ From the Director... 2 ■ The NHS Estate in Wales Condition 6 and Performance Report 2002-2003 ■ DDA October 2004 deadline 6 ■ Design excellence in the health estate 8 ■ Building project review 10 ■ Hospital Patient Environment programme gets underway 14 ■ Welsh support for the MGA 16 ■ Proposed changes in statutory fire safety legislation 17 Disposal of Hensol ■ Environmental Award 18 ELSH HEALTH ESTATES brings the ■ The Land Registration Act disposal of Hensol Hospital a step 2002 18 Wcloser ■ Website News 18 To the immense satisfaction, if not to This milestone brings an extremely say relief, of those involved, contracts complex disposal process, which ■ Library News 19 for the sale of Hensol Hospital were commenced in 1996, a step closer to ■ Staff News 19 exchanged on the 23rd September 2003 a conclusion, with the completion of at an agreed sale price in excess of £5 the sale scheduled for the 26th March ■ Capital Project Quarterly Reports 19 million. 2004. ■ Cost Allowances 19 The hospital is being purchased by WHE, under the direction of Gareth Gerald Leeke whose company owns the Roberts and Clive Ball, managed the ■ The Building Better Health Awards Leekes out-of-town department stores disposal process on behalf of the Welsh 2003 20 and the Vale Hotel, Golf and Spa Resort Assembly Government in partnership (which adjoins the Hensol hospital site) with Bro Morgannwg NHS Trust (the which is used by both the Welsh football main occupiers of the site). It was and rugby teams and FA Cup finalists. Continued on page 3 From the Director... THE WELSH HEALTH ESTATES ORGANISATION irst of all I must congratulate both Pembrokeshire and Derwen Welsh Health Estates was set up in 1996 to provide a core of professional and technical estate management expertise for the FNHS Trust and Bro Morgannwg National Assembly for Wales and the Welsh NHS. It is organised NHS Trust on their success in the into five Sections within two Divisions: Building Better Healthcare Awards ■ Policy and Performance Division 2003, held recently at London’s Café Its remit is to ensure that the existing estate is managed and Royal. Pembrokeshire and Derwen maintained to a high standard and that the NHS in Wales were worthy winners of the Best has access to appropriate independent estates and facilities expertise and guidance. The Division consists of the following Designed Mental Health Facility for Sections: the new Bro Cerwyn Development in ● Environmental Management and Engineering Section Haverfordwest and Bro Morgannwg NHS Trust were highly Takes the lead role in Welsh Health Estates on all aspects of environmental management and provides advice and support commended in the Partnering category for their work with on specialist healthcare engineering systems. Services are the Neath/Port Talbot Hospital PFI consortium. provided in areas as diverse as decontamination, diagnostic Well done to all involved! imaging, high voltage systems, medical gases and specialist ventilation and air conditioning. I am pleased to report that the Capital Investment Board ● Facilities, Performance Management and Information and the Estate Development Panel are now established Section and I am confident that both will help to ensure that Provides advice and support on a range of facilities management issues and co-ordinates performance management not only will estate matters be given the attention they activities including the maintenance and development of the deserve at the highest level within the Service, but also the Estates and Facilities Performance Management System. The process of decision-making will become more transparent Section is also responsible for providing advice on fire safety and for overseeing the technical library service and WHE’s website and the quality and speed of policy development and facility. implementation will improve. The involvement of NHS ■ Strategic Planning Division Estates and Facilities Directors in the Estate Development Its remit is to assist the Service in delivering strategic change in Panel is one of the most positive developments, as it the healthcare estate consistent with the policy of the Welsh will ensure that policy matters are founded on a clear Assembly Government as well as meeting local needs. The Division consists of the following Sections: understanding of the strategic and operational issues ● Estates Development Section facing the NHS at the sharp end. Provides advice and support on the development and Many of you will be aware of Sir John Egan’s seminal report implementation of estate strategies, the procurement of capital assets and business cases. In addition the Section provides Rethinking Construction and the Government’s response, advice on architecture and design quality, and major scheme Achieving Excellence. The general thrust of both reports capital and revenue costs. is that the traditional method of construction procurement ● Property Management Section will not deliver sustainable improvements and a new way Provides advice and support on all aspects of healthcare property management expertise including acquisitions, of thinking is required. This new way of thinking involves disposals and landlord and tenant relations. In addition it the greater use of long-term partnering, key performance maintains the Land and Property Portfolio for the NHS in indicators, integrated supply chain management and Wales. ● Primary Care Section continuous learning and improvement. Takes the lead role in Welsh Health Estates on all aspects of The Assembly requires all publicly funded bodies in the strategic development of the primary care estate. The Section provides advice and support to Local Health Boards Wales to embrace these concepts and consultants are on the development and implementation of integrated estate currently being engaged to assist with the identification strategies, the production of business cases, funding mechanisms of construction procurement models that are compatible and other more general aspects of property management. with the Egan agenda, the particular needs of the NHS More information on the services provided and contact in Wales and local market conditions. This work will be details are available on our website at http://howis. co-ordinated through the Estate Development Panel. A wales.nhs.uk/whe/ critical part of the option development process will involve capturing the views of the NHS, through questionnaires, This publication or any part of it structured interviews and discussion groups. Please take may not be reproduced without the advantage of these opportunities, as your comments written permission of Welsh Health provide an important foundation upon which the new Estates. procurement process needs to be built. Feedback and comments should be Since the last edition of The estate we’re in, the review addressed to: of Welsh Health Estates has been completed and the Peter Wiles Deputy Director, Policy & Performance organisation has been restructured to reflect the changing Welsh Health Estates Ystadau Iechyd Cymru demands of both the Assembly and the NHS. Full details of PO Box 182, Bevan House PO Box 182, Tyˆ Bevan 24-30 Lambourne Crescent 24-30 Cilgant Lambourne these changes are available on our website at http://howis. Llanishen, Cardiff CF14 5GS Llanisien, Caerdydd CF14 5GS wales.nhs.uk/whe/ Neil Davies Director Welsh Health Estates Telephone/Ffôn: (029) 20315500 Facsimile/Facs: (029) 20315501 E-mail: [email protected] 2 WHE intranet website: howis.wales.nhs.uk/whe ● Hensol Castle front elevation. Continued from page 1… Although the site is primarily used for hospital purposes, extremely pleasing to experience the close co-operation of many will know that the castle buildings provide conference all parties involved in the disposal team working towards a centre facilities for both NHS and non-NHS bodies. common goal. PLANNING STATUS AND Bob Croydon of King Sturge Property Consultants, responsible POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE USES for marketing the site, said: The disposal of the site was made more difficult by the “The co-operation of a number of organisations namely restrictive planning regime surrounding the site. Whilst the the National Assembly for Wales, Welsh Health Estates, use of the site as a hospital predated planning control, the Bro Morgannwg NHS Trust and the former Bro Taf primary use of the site fell within class C2 of the Town and Health Authority together with their professional advisers Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 and as such some has brought about a successful conclusion to a complex alternative uses could be implemented without requiring an sale.” express grant of planning permission. These included: BACKGROUND ■ Hospital or nursing home; Hensol Hospital is located in a pleasant rural setting in the ■ Residential school, college or training centre; Vale of Glamorgan, close to Junction 34 of the M4 motorway ■ and some 12 miles to the west of Cardiff city centre. The Provision of residential accommodation and care to site extends to some 63.06 hectares (155.8 acres) and comprises approximately 23,600 sq m (253,936 sq ft) of accommodation. The centrepiece of the Hensol site is the Grade I listed Castle, originally built in the 17th century as a stately home, together with its grounds and gardens (which are included [Grade II] in the Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales). In addition, the sole access to the site is over a Grade II listed bridge. The attractive landscaped grounds incorporate not only extensive hospital buildings of varying ages and styles but also a 15 acre man-made lake, mill pond, playing fields and agricultural land. ● Hensol Castle side elevation. WHE intranet website: howis.wales.nhs.uk/whe 3 ● Hensol Castle site. people in need of care. ➤ specific planning consent. Rather it was decided to market Although a plethora of planning policy guidance existed, little the Hensol site, on the basis of its current and potential use, of this gave clear guidance in relation to the development as a ‘development opportunity’.