Northern Ireland construction company GRAHAM has completed works at Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) in Nottingham.

The works for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust included refurbishments and M&E installations of the Interventional Radiology Department at the centre, which carries out life-saving Mechanical Thrombectomy procedures.

The project was split into four individual phases to ensure that full operational capacity was maintained throughout its duration.

As part of the necessary M&E upgrades, GRAHAM constructed a two-storey, steel frame plantroom directly on top of the live building to house three new dedicated air handling units.

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GRAHAM worked collaboratively with medical specialists, Siemens Healthineers, to support with the preparation for installing the two brand new biplanes, and Raybloc, for installing all radiation protection.

Over £1m of electrical and mechanical infrastructure upgrades were also carried out to help improve general services throughout the wider hospital.

Elizabeth Smith, Healthcare Director at GRAHAM, said: "Fresh and vibrant spaces have been created, which are a vast improvement to the existing facility - providing a much-enhanced experience for both staff and patients."

In addition to the Interventional Radiology Department, GRAHAM also previously completed C6 Ward refurbishment and Leengate Therapies refurbishment at QMC.

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust’s Medical Director, Dr Manjeet Shehmar, added: "I am confident the new Interventional Radiology theatres at NUH will be a great success for our patients.

"We are already a regional centre for Mechanical Thrombectomy, so these theatres allow us to deliver these procedures to an even higher standard."