| Case Study: The Royal London Hospital | | | | way. Britain's biggest private money Initiative (PFI) |
| Reducing the spread of infection in hospitals is a | | | | hospital project, with a budget of £1.1 billion |
| critical task. Armitage shanks taps and basins | | | | and a ten-year programme, is the transformation |
| recently fitted in the alexander wing of the royal | | | | of healthcare conveniences at the St |
| london hospital are playing their part in helping to | | | | Bartholomew's and Royal London hospitals. The |
| defeat this aggressive enemy. | | | | Alexander Wing in the Royal London hospital has |
| Everything about our National Health Service is on | | | | just been fitted with 32 new en-suite bathrooms |
| a luxurious scale. It is the greatest organisation in | | | | and wash stations, part of a '100 bed enabling |
| Europe: in a characteristic week, more than | | | | project', featuring products from the HTM 64 |
| 800,000 people will be treated in NHS hospital | | | | compliant Armitage Shanks range. Although just a |
| outpatient clinics, over 10,000 babies will be | | | | small part of the 'Bart's Scheme', as the |
| delivered by the NHS, and NHS surgeons will | | | | development is referred to, the Alexander Wing |
| perform around 1,200 hip operations, 3,000 heart | | | | provides a good for instance of the high standard |
| operations and 1,050 kidney operations. And, | | | | of equipment being used throughout the project. |
| although over 1.4 million people get treated at | | | | In redeveloping the Alexander Wing the aim was |
| habitation by NHS staff each week, it is eventual | | | | to provide private hygiene conveniences that |
| that for some a hospital stay will be on the cards | | | | would be long lasting, easy to maintain and user |
| one of the reasons that a major new hospital | | | | affectionate. |
| building and refurbishment programme is under | | | | |