The Portland Hospital is without doubt the most famous children's and maternity facility in the UK. Chosen by many celebrities and royal mothers-to-be during its long history, The Portland is constantly striving to stay at the forefront of maternity and infant care. When the lease on an adjoining building became available, HCA employed us to produce feasibility for the design and construction of a purpose built children's hospital including NICU, SCBU, ambulatory care, a day case unit and a surgical unit. 

'Part of the internationally renowned private hospital The Harley Street Clinic, the London CyberKnife Centre was the first facility in the UK to offer CyberKnife® treatment.'

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rla had the privilege of being appointed by a specialist medical contractor to design and project manage the installation of the first ever CyberKnife® treatment facility in the UK. 

Part of the internationally renowned Harley Street Clinic, this CQC Outstanding rated

centre provides state of the art non invasive CyberKnife® laser treatment, offering new hope to patients with inoperable or complex tumours. This project was particularly

complex, as the equipment was to be housed in a disused bank vault, and the installation involved the removal of a significant portion of the ground floor in order to get the

equipment into the premises. In addition to this, gamma knife treatment uses the

Cobalt-60 isotope, which is particularly attractive to terrorist organisations as it the

material used to create a ’dirty’ bomb, a form of nuclear weapon. Additional security measures were designed into the scheme to combat any potential threat posed by

anyone trying to obtain the isotope.

We were retained by a client who had taken lease on the ground floor and basement of an existing six storey office building. The proposal included a series of consulting rooms, treatment and Ultrasound rooms, seminar space, a separate GP's clinic, a stress test / cardiac suite, a general X-Ray, CT and MRI.

The design team overcame some considerable technical challenges such as negotiation with the Planning Authority and the installation of a power substation. The result is a modern outpatient diagnostic treatment centre discreetly located in a busy urban environment.

"These are without exception, the best theatres in group." Commercial Manager, USA Division

As the laregst private hospital in the UK, the Wellington offers premier facilities.

This appointment came via a selective fee bid process. The client wanted to increase their surgical services but had no obvious site large enough to accommodate a double theatre suite adjacent to existing theatre services. The site eventually selected was one level of a three-storey car park. The site was undersized and had numerous problems, not least, a leaking roof and a number of open shafts leading to the ground floor.

Four specialists were invited to submit proposals for development of the site to include a standard theatre and an ultra-clean. Our three competitors informed the client that it would be "impossible" to provide these services on the selected site. We submitted a proposal which included a drawn layout and a written assessment. We informed the client that compromises in accommodation would have to be considered if the project was commissioned.

We were appointed, and through a process of detailed analysis and an in depth understanding of the clients' needs we were able to produce a layout which contained all the principal elements of a successful theatre suite. Our willingness to challenge conventional thinking in theatre design led to an exceptionally efficient space layout plan, which has been successfully translated into an efficient theatre suite. Feedback from the client confirms that these theatres are the most successful of any of their numerous facilities.

A longstanding professional relationship of over a decade means that rla have been involved with many projects and improvements at Northampton Genral Hospital. 

We are proud to say that NGH chooses us time and time again, and the multiple success stories are a huge testimonial to our company and our clear ethos. 

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Projects have included T&O Theatres, IT Centre, Maternity Triage Rooms, Gynecology Extension and Refurbishments, Cheyne Lodge Volunteer Centre, and other ongoing Maintenace.

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One of our most notable projects there was a full refurbishment of all 6 Main Operating Theatres. This project was particularly challenging as the theatres were in daily use, and therefore had to be renovated in small parts at a time and to incredible strict time scales. A lot of behind the scenes programming work was necessary to ensure this project ran smoothly to maintain part use of the theatres at all times. 

rla were appointed by Mentaur to undertake the internal refurbishment and external fabric renovations to this Grade II listed care home.

The project provided a number of challenges including extensive stone restoration both internally and externally, negotiating with conservation officers to gain approval and using traditional materials and methods.