Trust Board Febuary 2010 - Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals

SWBTB (2/10) 045 (a)
beds
Co-located Birth Centre:
5 ( including 1 fixed birth
pool but option of portable
birth pools in all birth rooms)
Option 2 0 Delivery Suite: 11
(including 1 birth pool) &
6 triage rooms, 2 High
Dependency beds, 4
recovery beds, 2 Induction
beds
0 42
with ability to
increase by an
additional 4 beds
at peak times
Co-located Birth Centre:
5 ( including 1 fixed birth
pool but option of portable
birth pools in all birth
rooms)11 (& 6 triage rooms
and 2 induction beds) in
Delivery Suite
& 5 in MLU
Option 3
Stand Alone Birth
Centre:
3 ( including 1 fixed birth
pool but option of
portable birth pools in all
birth rooms)
Delivery Suite: 11
(including 1 birth pool) &
6 triage rooms, 2 High
Dependency beds, 4
recovery beds, 2 Induction
beds
0 42
with ability to
increase by an
additional 4 beds
at peak times
Co-located Birth Centre:
5 ( including 1 fixed birth
pool but option of portable
birth pools in all birth rooms)
6.2 Refurbishment Work
All of the short listed options require capital work to improve and expand facilities. Details of the work
required are summarised below.
Table 7: Capital Costs
Do Minimum Option 1 Option 2 Option 3
Expenditure/Funding Item £'000s £'000s £'000s £'000s £'000s £'000s £'000s £'000s £'000s
10/11 11/12 Total 10/11 11/12 Total 10/11 11/12 Total 10/11 11/12 Total
Buildings & Equipment 2,424 932 3,356 1,521 330 1,851 1,521 330 1,851 1,521 330 1,851
Funding
Other Externally Generated Funds - Loan 3,356
Trust Capital Programme 1,851 1,851 1,851
A detailed appraisal of capital costs has been undertaken for each option and can be found in
Appendices 1-4. Estimated values and timelines are included within the above table. The key
assumptions are:
Do Minimum: Capital costs are associated with a refurbishment of the Sandwell site including a new
build extension to the existing Delivery Suite at Sandwell Hospital to provide accommodation to the size
and standard required to meet current standards for a Delivery Suite.
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