Operating Theatre Design
Building a way out of the backlog
With a growing backlog of elective surgery, and an ageing population with ever-increasing demands on our health service, well-designed operating theatres become a very important part of any hospital estate.
Whether it’s for complex orthopaedic work or for day surgery work with less acuity, thought must be given in the design of operation theatres to maximise patient experience, throughput and operational efficiency, as well as minimising the risk of infection transmission.
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Theatre design for exceptional patient & staff experiences
We are currently working on a theatre design that features a floor-mounted C-arm. As with all of our designs, we give careful consideration to how patients and staff will be using the space; in this particular project, views over the countryside is a key deliverable to ensuring the space provides the surgical team with essential visual breaks, aiding in eye relaxation and reducing visual fatigue during lengthy procedures.
This feature has been designed to help enhance the team’s focus, performance and patient care, which is particularly critical in this operating theatre as it will be used for major trauma cases.
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Hybrid Vascular Theatre
East & North Hertfordshire NHS Trust has received funding to build a state-of-the-art hybrid vascular theatre at Lister Hospital. Health Spaces has completed the designs and is now commencing with the construction programme.
The new hybrid vascular theatre at Lister Hospital will enable it to become a specialist surgical hub for the region.
Theatre Case StudyOne aspect that is technically complicated is the combination of the ultra-clean ventilation [UCV] overhead with an overhead image intensifier – the rails the latter runs off interrupt the ability to ventilate to UCV standards, so we had to coordinate those two.
State-of-the-art facilities facilities
The new vascular theatre also integrates streaming and conferencing facilities so surgeons can teach in real time.
Additional technology includes an Ultra Clean Air System provided by Medical Air Technology (MAT) – the first of its kind in the NHS – delivering 500 air changes per hour. There are also two medical gas pendants on double swing arms to give greater reach and flexibility.
Operating Theatre Design Case Study