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Community 1st recognise the huge impact that the new Isles of Scilly Integrated Health and Social Care facility will have for islanders. This project represents a significant investment by the NHS into health and social care services, which will leave a lasting legacy for the local community.

As the project delivery partner, Community 1st and the wider project team aim to ensure we maximise social value impact during the construction phase.

As part our social value commitments the Community 1st team was invited to Five Islands Academy, St Mary’s, where we were joined by representatives from our project delivery team tms, METS Ltd, and HULLEY & KIRKWOOD LIMITED to talk about careers in the design and construction industry and the wide range of roles and skills needed to make this local project a reality.

Together, we shared insights into our various responsibilities, individual career paths, and how we collaborate to deliver the new Health and Social Care facility on the island to design a building that meets the NHS service needs, as well the unique logistics that are required to get all the construction modular units, materials, and equipment to the island.

The school were engaged to learn about the diverse journeys that led to the positions our project delivery team hold today. It was a fantastic opportunity to connect with the next generation and showcase the wide range of opportunities available within our industry.

We’re looking forward to returning to Five Islands Academy and have plans to arrange school visits to the project site. Additionally, we’ve provided information for students interested in work experience, offering insight not just into our specific roles but into the broader opportunities within the industry.

We are excited to continue fostering these local community connections to help make the design and construction industry more inclusive.

Last week marked a major milestone for the Isles of Scilly Integrated Health and Social Care Facility.

The new Isles of Scilly Integrated Health and Social Care Facility represents a huge investment by the NHS into health and social care facilities and services for islanders.

Community 1st Cornwall are delivering this project on behalf of Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and NHS England on The Duchy Of Cornwall owned site.

This is a complex project due to the logistics of transportation of modular units and construction materials to the Island within certain weather and tide windows.

Community 1st are incredibly proud to deliver this project, drawing on our expertise and that of our partners Premier Modular, METS Ltd, tms, Bluesky Architects both in terms of logistics, design and modular and tradition construction to deliver this project

Despite initial challenges with the ship and weather, The Breb Countess ship successfully transported the 29 Premier Modular units from Hull to the Isles of Scilly by August 18th. Four landing crafts also arrived from Jersey and Penzance with essential equipment.

Over three days, teams worked tirelessly from dawn to late evening to unload the modules onto the island. This significant achievement reduces project risks and moves us closer to completion. A big thanks to everyone who supported this effort, including the Isles of Scilly Harbour Master, The Duchy Of Cornwall, and the local community.

Now onto the next phase of moving the modules to the hospital site and the commencement of all of the site and building works.

An exciting milestone for the Isles of Scilly Health and Social Care Facility took place last week with the Duke of Cornwall breaking ground on the site as part of his visit to the Islands.
The project is a collaboration between: Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Council of the Isles of Scilly; primary care; Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust; South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust; voluntary sector partners; mental health services. All partners are working in collaboration with the Duchy of Cornwall.

Community 1st has been appointed to provide project management and procurement services on behalf of Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Bluesky architects have been appointed to provide lead architectural and healthcare planning services.

Ken Jones, General Manager, Community 1st Cornwall said ‘This project represents a significant investment into health and social care for the islands. The design will utilise a modern method of construction developed off island then integrated with the refurbishment of the existing hospital. Our NHS colleagues and the whole design team are working collaboratively together to deliver on a rapid project programme to ensure we have the best opportunity for transportation of construction materials to the island during the summer months when the weather is good. It’s a great team effort and we are all looking forward to seeing the project progress from this significant milestone with the Duke of Cornwall breaking ground on the site’.

More details about the project can be read on Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust news site.

Duke of Cornwall breaks ground for islands health and social care facility | Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust news | Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (cornwallft.nhs.uk)

 

We are an established long-term partner to the NHS. Our expert estate team deliver 24/7 facilities management services across 1 million sq. ft of primary care estate occupied by the NHS.

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We continue to work with our NHS partners to help make a difference and reduce the carbon footprint of these assets to help the NHS meet its carbon reduction targets.

Our facilities management partner, Blue Support Services, provide full energy performance assessments and Energy Performance Certificate or Display Energy Certificate ratings.

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Over the past 20 years, Community 1st Cornwall (C1C) has been working in partnership with the local NHS to deliver much needed investment into primary healthcare buildings, tailored to the specific health needs of the local community.

This partnership came to life in 2004, with the development of our first scheme, Oak Tree Surgery in Liskeard which opened in early 2005, followed by four other primary care facilities in Roche, Praze-an-Beeble, Truro and Penntorr.  These facilities are great examples of our understanding of the NHS Long Term Plan, ensuring each facility has a flexible design that has been able to adapt to evolving health requirements over the years, whilst continuing to provide safe, modern, and compliant spaces for the original building users.

Truro Health Park is our flagship development, which showcases the versatility of our long term partnership approach. Recent variations have seamlessly accommodated bespoke clients for both Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and Adult Community Mental Health Teams with existing primary care services.

Community 1st has a responsibility to maintain these facilities for the NHS. Operational facilities management is provided by our supply chain partner, Blue Support Services via their locally based team, generating long term employment opportunities for their skilled team. Our proactive maintenance approach means these buildings continue to look as good today as they did when they were built.

Ken Jones, General Manager, Community 1st Cornwall saidCommunity 1st is proud to be a long term partner to the NHS in Cornwall. We have an established local team who understand the local area and the priorities for our NHS partners. The lasting legacy of this partnership can be seen through the impact these community health facilities make to their local communities.”

Rhianon Murray, Senior Operations Manager at Blue Support Services said: “As a local employer, Blue Support Services takes its responsibility to maintain the Community 1st / NHS facilities to the highest standard seriously. These are wonderful assets for our communities and provide essential health services to so many people. Blue Support provide facilities management, statutory compliance services and support for backlog maintenance projects across the wider NHS and we are proud to be able to support our front line NHS colleagues to deliver care in improved facilities.”

Community 1st is a long term procurement cleared partner to the local NHS in Cornwall, enabling local NHS and public sector teams to procure essential estates-relates services without the need for further expensive and time consuming procurement processes.

Through this collaborative framework, Community 1st  continues to  actively support the local health economy, ensuring that priorities are met on time and within budget. This includes strategic estates planning, capacity and utilisation reviews, comprehensive 6-facet surveys, and the successful execution of over 220 Capital Projects in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly since 2004 on the NHS owned estate.

These projects, ranging from around £20k to £20m, encompass critical aspects such as backlog maintenance, redesign, and refurbishment of community hospitals . Just some of our achievements include the establishment of a state-of-the-art Community Diagnostic Centre, specialised mental health facilities for CAMHS, and the swift implementation of critical Covid hubs during the pandemic.

As a result of our unwavering commitment and long-term local partnerships, we’ve not only constructed and maintained buildings to a high standard but also supported our NHS partners to deliver their strategic commitments of a more resilient, and responsive healthcare ecosystems for Cornwall and the Isle of Scilly.

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We are excited to announce Community 1st Cornwall’s involvement in a new project that will transform health and social care service for the Isles of Scilly.

The project has recently secured national funding for the development of an integrated model of care that supports the needs of the island communities. This project will revolutionise the way care is delivered, extending the existing St. Mary’s community hospital to provide brand new accommodation for Adult Social Care Services. It will provide 12 residential care home beds, NHS inpatient beds, and a modern maternity suite. Other outpatient services will continue. These include x-ray, minor injury unit, dental and consulting rooms.

Community 1st has been appointed to provide project management and procurement services on behalf of Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Bluesky architects have been appointed to provide architectural and healthcare planning services.

Due to the logistics of developing a project of this size on the Island, key elements of the build will be manufactured on the mainland and shipped to the island.

In just six months the dedicated NHS and Community 1st project team have achieved an incredible milestone, securing NHS approval of the business case and funding. With planning submitted and awaiting approval, enabling works are due to start in April 2024. The facility is due to be finished by summer 2025.

Community 1st Cornwall is the local estate management partner for the NHS, supporting projects large and small, working in partnership with our NHS colleagues to deliver NHS estate improvements and modern health and social care premises that continue to respond to local health and service needs.

Learn more New health and social care facility for Isles of Scilly | Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust news | Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (cornwallft.nhs.uk)

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Community 1st Cornwall are pleased to be providing Project Management to assist the Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust with this important project.

A ground breaking ceremony has been held to mark the start of work on a new state-of-the-art elective surgical hub in Cornwall.

The £15 million modular build will be located in the grounds of St Austell Community Hospital. Once in place, it is set to deliver around 5,000 day surgery procedures a year.

The hub will have 2 theatres, 4 recovery bays and 6 pre-op assessment rooms. It will also have a reception and waiting areas.

Find out more about the Surgical Hub here:

Ground breaking for new elective surgical hub in Cornwall

 

 

 

Community 1st have been working with Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to support the phased relocation of services into the Bodmin Community Diagnostic Centre.

Community 1st have led this project for the Trust, providing project management and managing subcontractor appointments, including Bluesky architects who provided a full design service on this project including healthcare planning.

Earlier phases completed in late 2022 and mid 2023, with Phase 1 providing a Community Diagnostic Centre and Phase 2 providing a co-located Minor Injury Unit.

Phase 3 of the new Bodmin Community Diagnostic Centre will see the second floor turned into a range of flexible treatment spaces and will deliver a new dexa scanner to fulfil the outstanding community diagnostic facilities. Completion of this phase will provide a wide range of clinical services including, MIU and diagnostic facilities CT, and MRI scanning.

The centre is easily accessible to the people of mid, north and east Cornwall, helping to deliver more care closer to home. It will relieve pressure on Royal Cornwall Hospital NHS Trust, University Hospital Plymouth as well as North Devon and Exeter Trusts. The aim is to get the right patients to the right test in the right location with the fewest number of visits and referrals, as quickly as possible. The centre will contribute to an overall reduction in waiting times, elective recovery and referral to treatment targets, and when fully operational, the centre will deliver an additional 120,000 diagnostic tests per year.

Community 1st are delighted to see Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Minor Injury team move into their new premises at the Bodmin Community Diagnostic Centre.

This sees the completion of Phase 2 at this site, which co-locates the Minor Injury Unit alongside the Community Diagnostic Centre (Phase 1), which opened in December 2022. Bringing together these services provides the MIU team with fit for purpose accommodation and easier access to a wider range of diagnostic tests such as U/S and CT scanning.

Having provided the project management and full design services on this project, Community 1st and Bluesky Architects are proud to have worked alongside Cornwall Partnership Foundation Trust to see the positive impact this new facility is having for the local community and the staff working here.

Looking forward to completion of Phase 3!

Read the full story: https://www.cornish-times.co.uk/news/new-bodmin-hospital-nhs-minor-injury-unit-officially-opened-629828

 

Socially responsible asset management – our carbon reduction commitments

 Across our healthcare assets, Community 1st have been working with sustainability consultancy Positive Planet to provide an independent measurement of the carbon footprint of our estate.

Positive Planet measured the carbon emissions which Community 1st and our supply chain directly control and influence – the direct emissions relating to the built estate.

All the electricity supplied to our healthcare estate is from 100% renewable sources, so the only carbon emissions measured are those generated from electricity from the grid to the site.

This measurement provides us with a benchmark against which future improvements to our carbon efficiency can be measured.

We collate this data with quantitative data from BEMS and utility bills and deliver a six-monthly report demonstrating a reduction in energy consumption and operational cost savings. We also continue to engage with building users to assess any changes in attitudes towards carbon savings and to discover how any implemented measures have affected comfort levels and behaviour.

This provides a clear picture of the energy performance of the building over time and of the interactions with weather, occupancy, and operating schedules. Our reporting includes recommendations for additional actions to reduce carbon even further.

In the future, we hope to support our NHS partners to reduce emissions from activities indirectly related to our estate, wherever practicable. These include transport used by patients and staff, operational waste and purchased goods and services.

Get in touch with our expert estate management team to discuss how we can help improve your building sustainability and meet your carbon reduction targets.

T: 0161 831 9722
E: info@community1st.co.uk

We are an established long-term partner to the NHS. Our expert estate team deliver 24/7 facilities management services across 1 million sq. ft of primary care estate occupied by the NHS.

This year’s World FM Day theme is ‘Making a Real Difference.

We continue to work with our NHS partners to help make a difference and reduce the carbon footprint of these assets to help the NHS meet its carbon reduction targets.

Our facilities management partner, Blue Support Services, provide full energy performance assessments and Energy Performance Certificate or Display Energy Certificate ratings.

Need Help to go greener?

Find out more here: https://bluesupportservices.co.uk/services/

#FacilitiesManagement #NHSestateservices #Workingtogether #Estatemanagement #WorldFMDay23 #MakingARealDifference

At Community 1st, we are committed to improving the energy efficiency of our estate.

We recently commissioned new, detailed Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) for each of our 18 health centres to have a baseline position against which we can measure future improvements.

All our buildings are achieving EPC ‘C’ or above. This means Community 1st is already meeting the NHS 2025 target for its occupied estate. The vast majority of our buildings are best in class for energy efficiency.

We won’t stop there. We are now exploring the route to an EPC ‘A’ grade for each of our buildings, planning projects that will reduce carbon consumption throughout our estate.