New Hospital Programme to host its first South West ‘Meet the Contractor’ Event
The New Hospital Programme is preparing to host its first ever South West ‘Meet the Contractor’ event on Thursday 7 November 2024 in Plymouth. The event will focus on upcoming supplier opportunities with University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust and Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust.
Companies of all types and sizes (including small and medium sized enterprises) from a broad range of sectors are invited to register to attend the event and snap up the opportunity to meet the NHS Trusts, main contractors (BAM and Mace Willmott Dixon Healthcare), T Clarke and other local businesses in person, to find out more about plans for future healthcare infrastructure delivery in Plymouth and Truro and the local skills and employment opportunities these will provide.
Willmott Dixon and BAM will be sharing their views on some of the practical issues facing the local supply chain in the delivery of these major capital projects; and TClarke will share their insight on existing local skills gaps, and specific accreditations they’ll be looking for from local businesses in their supply chain.
A series of round table discussions will be held to give businesses an opportunity to share their thoughts on what is needed to enable them to help us deliver the hospitals. We will also hold a discussion on what organisations can do differently to help us to deliver local priorities during the construction period.
The event will comprise of keynote sessions where attendees can hear more about the Urgent and Emergency Care facility at Derriford Hospital and Women and Children's Hospital in Truro, Cornwall and find out how they can get involved in delivering these critical new local investments in healthcare across the Peninsula.
The Cornwall Construction Skills Advisory Board and Building Plymouth will be sharing their views on how these projects are an opportunity to work together to invest in skills for local communities.
Speaking about the event, NHP’s Chief Programme Officer, Morag Stuart, said: “These projects are at the forefront of transforming the country’s future hospital delivery. We want to build a collaborative supply chain that will deliver hospitals faster and at less cost – as well as an enduring capability to build hospitals far into the future. Connecting a wide variety of companies across the South West and beyond is key to the programme’s success.”
Registration for the event has now opened and businesses are encouraged to register their interest to attend. The event is free to attend. Places are limited and all registrations will be subject to a confirmation process. Register your interest to attend the New Hospital Programme South West Meet the Contractors Event (google.com)
