Four wards at Royal United Hospital Bath have undergone a major refurbishment as part of a £2m improvement programme.

Contactor, Stepnell, has completed the project, installing 28 new en-suites across the hospital’s Haygarth, Forrester Brown, Pierce and Acute Stroke Unit (ASU) wards. 

The work also included converting an existing bathroom into a storeroom for the ASU and drainage and services ancillary works.

Additionally, new clinical utility spaces were fitted out, a disused bathroom was converted into a new shared office space for nursing staff and junior doctors in the ASU, a private side room was built on Haygarth ward, and redecoration works were completed tacross all four wards. 

Richard Stanford Brown, senior site manager at Stepnell, said: “Through our extensive healthcare expertise, we worked with RUH to ensure the renovations were completed as efficiently as possible and with minimal disruption, delivering the best-possible value for the trust.” 

Daisy Nelson, project manager in the capital projects team at Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, added: “These improvements are already making a real difference for the people we care for and the people we work with and we have had some great feedback from staff and patients. 

“It was especially important the project caused minimal disruption to patients and staff while completing the works and I’m delighted that by working together we achieved this where practically possible.” 

Completed in just 23 weeks, Stepnell secured the design and build contract under the public sector-based Procure South West Framework, which is managed by the Procure Partnerships Framework (PPF). 

Rob Speirs, director at Stepnell, said: “We are continuing to see an increase in projects come through with a significant proportion of our planned work with PPF projects to meet public sector demand. Our work with RUH Bath is a prime example of these quality works, which adds to our substantial portfolio of healthcare expertise.”