UME have been an essential part of the planning and design team that have translated our vision for primary care
and community services into Health and Well-Being Centres that will be fit for purpose for the future.
Andrew Ridley
Director of Primary Care
Tower Hamlets PCT
Director of Primary Care
Tower Hamlets PCT
ConsultingCommissioning
Commissioning comprises two main activities: bringing the building into use and preparing the hospital to treat patients. The UME Group works with the construction company and project manager to ensure co-operation between build and commissioning. This includes ensuring that Group 2 equipment is delivered on time, agreeing the overall handover plan, arranging phased access to areas for temporary storage or office use, liaison with the IT supplier and participation in the final snagging of the building and services.The key to the successful commissioning of a hospital on time and within budget is a comprehensive and integrated project management programme. We have developed a standardised commissioning methodology for hospitals (Clinicom®). This provides a consistent approach and framework for detailed planning, and supports and manages the complex interrelationships that exist in a commissioning programme.
There are many components to Clinicom®, the primary themes are:
- clinical
- estates and maintenance
- equipment
- staffing
- systems and processes.
An important part of the commissioning of a new private healthcare facility is the development of a marketing and communications strategy. We have successfully implemented programmes in a number of hospitals and work with specialist marketing and production professionals to deliver services such as websites and brochure design and events planning.
