Darwin Group’s Resilience Ward is the fast, compliant, permanent capacity solution for NHS estates
![A newly finished, empty hospital ward. The floor is a very light grey vinyl, the walls and ceiling are white. To the left there is a large window and handwash station, to the right there is a ruby red wall with three bed bays.](https://www.darwingroup.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/General-Acute-Ward-001-West-Suffolk.jpg)
A new ‘fast deploy’ ward to help NHS trusts struggling with the unprecedented combination of RAAC problems, winter pressures and backlog maintenance has been launched by leading specialist healthcare construction firm Darwin Group.
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust – ICU and general ward
![External three-quarter view of the two-storey hospital building at Airedale. The external classing is white with blue and grey stripes and there are windows at regular intervals on both floors. To the left is the building entrance, with a long, gentle ramp running up to the doors. In the foreground and leading off to the right is a tarmac walkway. The sky is blue and dotted with white clouds.](https://www.darwingroup.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Airedale-Copywright-Simon-Vine-Photography-97-3000x2000.jpg)
The Trust approached Darwin Group with an urgent need to construct new ICU accommodation and general ward facilities due to the presence of RAAC within the existing hospital estate. The Trust had the crucial requirement of managing capital expenditure within a critical timeline, which necessitated a fast-track programme and a budget that should not be exceeded.
Mid Cheshire NHS Foundation Trust 60 bed ward
![A three-quarters overhead view of the new ward building at Leighton Hospital, showing a range of plant machinery on the roof. This includes four photovoltaic solar panel arrays and a number of HVAC and air-conditioning units. Surrounding the new ward building are the older brick buildings of the hospital estate. The new ward building is finished in blue, grey and white cladding.](https://www.darwingroup.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/DJI_0105-3000x2250.jpg)
Darwin Group was able to utilise the company’s innovative modular build systems to provide a new 60 bed two-storey ward building featuring a mixture of single and multi-bed bays, complemented with ancillary accommodation – utility spaces, storage and staff areas – and a specialist physiotherapy space.