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Glasgow Times
5 days ago
- Health
- Glasgow Times
Drone footage shows early work at new Monklands hospital
The footage shows the future home of the University Hospital Monklands replacement currently in its early stages of development. The project forms part of NHS Lanarkshire's Monklands Replacement Project (MRP), which aims to deliver a health facility on the Wester Moffat site. (Image: Supplied) Fiona Cowan, clinical lead for nursing at the MRP, said: "It's inspiring to see the vast extent of the site and envisage where services and facilities will appear as Scotland's most advanced hospital takes shape. "As the camera flies across the landscape, captions pop up to show where future landmarks will be, including multi-storey and surface car parks, offering twice the number of spaces than the existing hospital. Read more: Iconic Scottish mascot rules himself out of Glasgow 2026 Games "We see the part of the site that will host a huge energy centre that will help drive our vision to create Scotland's first net-zero hospital and power our ambitions for a fully digital facility." The video begins by highlighting the nearby Caldervale High School for orientation and uses on-screen captions to indicate future hospital features. It also identifies the planned locations of wards, the emergency department, and an "assessment village," which will support a reimagined model of care. (Image: Supplied) Other key areas highlighted include the critical care unit, designed to support patients with enhanced levels of care and life support. Ms Cowan said: "Monklands is the home of cancer care in Lanarkshire so the area where the new cancer unit will be built is also highlighted." The video also shows the construction compound and heavy machinery already on site. MRP construction partner Laing O'Rourke will move around one million cubic metres of earth to prepare the land. The MRP is currently finalising its full business case for approval by the Scottish Government. If approved, construction will begin ahead of a scheduled opening in 2031.
Daily Record
5 days ago
- Health
- Daily Record
Drone video of site of new Monklands Hospital released by NHS Lanarkshire
The video indicates where key aspects of the new hospital campus will be constructed by NHS Lanarkshire's Monklands Replacement Project. An exciting bird's-eye view of the site of the new Monklands Hospital has been released. The eye-catching drone video allows viewers to soar above the landscape at Wester Moffat in Airdrie that will become home to the replacement facility. The video, showing the former farmland beginning to transform through preparatory groundworks, indicates where key aspects of the new hospital campus will be constructed by NHS Lanarkshire's Monklands Replacement Project (MRP). It begins by highlighting the location of neighbouring Caldervale High School to enable orientation by the viewer. Fiona Cowan, MRP clinical lead for nursing, said: "It's inspiring to see the vast extent of the site and envisage where services and facilities will appear as Scotland's most advanced hospital takes shape. "As the camera flies across the landscape, captions pop up to show where future landmarks will be, including multi-storey and surface car parks, offering twice the number of spaces than the existing hospital. "We see the part of the site that will host a huge energy centre that will help drive our vision to create Scotland's first net zero hospital and power our ambitions for a fully digital facility. "The public and our staff can see the location of the wards. Then there's the emergency department, which will be working in tandem with a trailblazing 'assessment village' concept under our revolutionary model of care. "Other areas pointed out include critical care, which is among the services that will benefit from our clinical design advancements - supporting patients from all specialties who need enhanced levels of care and life support, and ensuring people at their sickest are looked after by the clinical teams with the right specialist knowledge. " Monklands is the home of cancer care in Lanarkshire so the area where the new cancer unit will be built is also highlighted." As the drone sweeps above, viewers can also catch a glimpse of the site compound and the heavy plant currently undertaking 'enabling works'. An incredible one million cubic metres of earth will be moved by MRP construction partner Laing O'Rourke as land is levelled off to provide a platform for the new hospital. The MRP is currently completing its final business case for Scottish Government approval, opening the way for hospital construction to start ahead of a scheduled opening in 2031.
The Herald Scotland
6 days ago
- Health
- The Herald Scotland
Drone video shows site of Scotland's most advanced hospital
The video, showing the former farmland beginning to transform through preparatory groundworks, indicates where key aspects of the new hospital campus will be constructed by NHS Lanarkshire's Monklands Replacement Project (MRP). It begins by highlighting the location of neighbouring Caldervale High School to enable orientation by the viewer. READ MORE: Fiona Cowan, MRP Clinical Lead for Nursing, said: 'It's inspiring to see the vast extent of the site and envisage where services and facilities will appear as Scotland's most advanced hospital takes shape. 'As the camera flies across the landscape, captions pop up to show where future landmarks will be, including multi-storey and surface car parks, offering twice the number of spaces than the existing hospital. 'We see the part of the site that will host a huge energy centre that will help drive our vision to create Scotland's first net zero hospital and power our ambitions for a fully digital facility. 'The public and our staff can see the location of the wards. Then there's the emergency department, which will be working in tandem with a trailblazing 'assessment village' concept under our revolutionary model of care. An aerial view of the hospital design (Image: NHS Lanarkshire) 'Other areas pointed out include critical care, which is among the services that will benefit from our clinical design advancements – supporting patients from all specialties who need enhanced levels of care and life support, and ensuring people at their sickest are looked after by the clinical teams with the right specialist knowledge. 'Monklands is the home of cancer care in Lanarkshire so the area where the new cancer unit will be built is also highlighted.' As the drone sweeps above, viewers can also catch a glimpse of the site compound and the heavy plant currently undertaking enabling works. One million cubic metres of earth will be moved by MRP construction partner Laing O'Rourke as land is levelled off to provide a platform for the new hospital. The MRP is currently completing its final business case for Scottish Government approval, opening the way for hospital construction to start ahead of a scheduled opening in 2031.
