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13/10/2017

McBains Wins Contract To Help Deliver £12m Oxford Hospital

McBains has been selected to help deliver a new £12 million hospital in Oxford.

The new 22-bed facility, a Learning Disability Unit, will be built for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust on the Littlemore Mental Health Centre site.

The development will be a secure unit where patients with learning difficulties can be treated safely and securely.

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Design work on the project is underway, with McBains providing project management and full design team services including architectural services and civil and structural engineering services. The facility is scheduled to be operational by July 2019.

Anthony Coumidis, Director - Public Sector Head, McBains, said: "We are delighted to have been appointed to this contract. The new unit will provide safe and secure services for patients with learning difficulties in the Oxford area and have a strong focus on the environment being autism-friendly."

(LM/MH)

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