Dowds Group

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Woolwich

Client
Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust
Location
Woolwich, London
MEP value
£23M

Dowds Group delivered a critical £23m MEP infrastructure upgrade for the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich. The project focused on replacing non-compliant legacy systems to meet strict HBN/HTM standards while ensuring zero disruption to live hospital operations.

Originally built in the early 2000s under a PFI initiative, the hospital’s systems required urgent modernisation to meet current regulations, including the June 2021 HBN/HTM revisions. Dowds executed a comprehensive 80-week programme, managing a complex scope that included high-voltage power upgrades, energy centre reconfiguration, and critical ventilation works. A rigorous commissioning strategy was essential to manage shutdowns and temporary services in this fully operational acute care environment.

Project highlights

Successfully operated within a fully live hospital, prioritising minimal disruption to patients and the Trust.

Successfully operated within a fully live hospital, prioritising minimal disruption to patients and the Trust.

“Working within fully operational live areas meant our relationship with the Trust and clinical stakeholders was paramount. It was this close collaboration, combined with a regimented commissioning strategy, that allowed us to manage critical shutdowns seamlessly – ensuring patient care remained uncompromised throughout the 80-week programme.”

Damian McCamphill, Dowds

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