Putting practice(s) into action throughout the UK

Social Engineering
- a fresh dynamic for JMS (Part 2)

When you consider the healthcare we are fortunate enough to enjoy in this country, you probably (and quite rightly) think about the diligent and hardworking nurses, skilled surgeons and heroic doctors who save likes and care for the sick every day. But for these people to do their invaluable jobs, they must have somewhere to work and we are proud to say that's where JMS are fortunate enough to come in.

The cost effective Civil and Structural Engineering solutions we are providing for the healthcare sector allow those vital services to do their jobs effectively, without having to throw more and more taxpayers' money into upkeep and expenses.

It also means medical professionals can focus on saving lives - locally.  The vulnerable and infirmed can be reassured knowing medical support can be accessed easily and locally, through the increasing number of neighbourhood medical centres and walk-in clinics.

As with all of the projects we're involved with, we have local environment and healthcare in our minds too.

"The recent Brownsover Health Centre development was awarded an 'excellent' rating for environmental, social and economic sustainability by a respected buildings research body" said Bhavin Parmar of JMS Engineers Midlands. "So we are not just helping look after the local community, we are being careful and respectful to the environment too."

Caring for a growing population

Being involved in designing and building the medical centre in the Brownsover region of Rugby is just one of JMS's many involvements in improving the country's medical facilities.

The local community's struggle to get adequate medical care (as detailed in Part one of this news release - here) is unfortunately far from unique. As the population or our country grows year on year, we're going to need more and more places to cater for such needs.

To make that feasible, engineering teams need to find sustainable, environmentally conscious and architecturally sound ways to construct medical centres throughout the UK.

"We're heavily involved in the healthcare sector" said JMS's Andrew Kenyon. "These medical centres are becoming more and more of a focus as the NHS looks for viable local alternatives to hospital attendance.

For that reason they're situating such care centres in prominent, easily accessible locations. They want a visible presence which means we have the job of engineering facilities that not only fit the specific role, but look striking and attractive. We have many such projects throughout the UK. Buckinghamshire, Leicestershire and Warwickshire projects are actively managed by regional JMS offices."

Brownsover's £ 2.3 million development is just one phase of a major project covering the whole of the UK. This is vital activity we're proud to be so heavily involved in.

Next time you think about the invaluable work of the NHS, particularly in this, their 70th anniversary year, remember the part JMS Consulting Engineers are playing in ensuring people get a great level of care so close to their homes.

We add value to every project we have been,
are, and will be equally proud to support.

Brownsover - Engineering Community Healthcare from a Political Hot Potato

Social Engineering 
- a fresh dynamic for JMS (Part 1)

We are now a little over half way through the construction of the new and much needed Medical Centre at Brownsover, Rugby. Politically this has been a proverbial hot potato that has left the residents of Brownsover without local medical facilities since 2015.

 

The Brownsover Patients Action Group have been understandably active in canvassing all quarters to get something done. The plans for new facilities have been a long but financially shallow promise causing great concern within this part of Rugby.  

 

Mark Pawsey (MP) has been hugely supportive, raising the problem in Parliament a number of times, lastly in November last year when he addressed the Rt Hon Theresa May in PM’s Question Time. She confirmed NHSE to be on the case and that action would be delivered 'soon'.

Soon was a long time coming but ‘ground was finally cut’ at a ceremony on 16^th February providing belated Valentines wishes to the Brownsover Patients Action Group and the people of Brownsover.

 

Construction is being undertaken by Greswolde Construction to Civil and Structural solutions engineered by JMS Engineers.

“To be involved in any engineering project is a challenge rewarded by the satisfaction of our plans being implemented for the cost effective Civil and Structural solutions we design. It is doubly rewarding when it means so much to a community like this” said Bhavin Parmar of JMS Engineers (Midlands). 

Amish Rana (who engineered much of the finer details within the plans) totally endorsed the community service satisfaction adding “...it was also an environmental feather in the cap that the Brownsover project got an ‘Excellent’ certification from BREEAM.”

The Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (thankfully acronymed to BREEAM). They assess the asset’s environmental, social and economic sustainability performance, using standards developed by BRE. Engineering solutions to deliver such high specifications is indeed rewarding.

 

The £2.3 million development delivers 624 square metres of GP surgery and 100 sq m of community facility with parking and landscaping. 

Look out for the second part of this story. It will be less of a social and political observation and certainly more 'engineeringly correct'.

We add value to every project we have been,
are, and will be equally proud to support.