Maternity Operating Theatres at Leighton Hospital – Cheshire, United Kingdom

ModuleCo is delighted to have delivered of a state-of-the-art maternity operating theatre suite at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, in collaboration with Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

This milestone is a significant step forward in the Trust’s mission to enhance and modernise maternity services at the hospital. The existing maternity theatres had become outdated and required extensive refurbishment to continue operations effectively.

With the new modular operating theatre now operational, it will initially serve as a decant facility, allowing the Trust to carry out necessary refurbishments on other theatres without disrupting year-round maternity services.

The new theatre also addresses the growing demands of the local population, ensuring the hospital can meet increasing needs without compromising care quality.

In addition to the modular maternity theatre, the hospital’s primary birthing facility, Ward 26, is receiving much-needed upgrades after four decades of service.

The new modular operating suite includes a 63m² operating room with an integrated three-person scrub area, an anaesthetic room, a lay-up prep room, and a dirty utility room. The ground floor facility comprises three 12m x 4m modules, seamlessly connected to the existing hospital by a traditionally built link. The structure is supported by a rooftop plant room module housing the air handling unit.

Our in-house healthcare design team designed the suite, which was manufactured off-site to 90% completion at our specialist facility in Gloucestershire. ModuleCo’s project delivery team expertly managed the on-site implementation.

Scott Malton, Chief Nursing Officer at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: “The opening of this new theatre suite is great news, and shows our commitment to improving maternity services.

“Over the past few months, we have invested in our people, recruiting additional members to our midwifery team as well as employing extra members of staff to free up time to enable our midwives to focus on delivering babies and supporting our local mums. 

“We have also expanded services, bringing in additional members of staff to support work in our maternity theatres, alongside making improvements within our maternity triage and waiting rooms.”

Jonathan Brindley, Sales and Marketing Director at ModuleCo, said: “We are delighted to have worked in partnership with Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to deliver a cutting-edge modular operating theatre suite. 

“The Trust has invested in a premium surgical facility which has been built to the highest standards in a tightly controlled manufacturing environment and fitted with the latest clinical equipment. It will provide the very best working and care environment for their staff and, most importantly, the patients they serve.”