MTS Commissioning 5 new Cath Lab – Barts Health NHS Trust

MTS commissioning 5 new Cath Lab – Barts Health NHS Trust

MTS is delighted to have been awarded our certification of registration from BSI for our Quality Management System ISO 9001:2015.

This has been a huge achievement for the company and follows BSI’s… “Making excellence a habit”.

MTS will be writing to all of our clients to let them know.

MTS Health Limited awards ISO 9001:2015

Ruth Strickland of MTS has been invited by Marc Sansom of SALUS to participate in the two week study programme that SALUS is delivering to a group of 3 medical doctors (health planners) and architects from the Malaysian Ministry of Health.

Her session will cover: Medical Equipment Asset Planning, Procurement and Management.

The team will have previously experience nearly two weeks in the UK visiting other Hospitals and meeting with other Healthcare Professionals.

MTS director hosts Malaysian Ministry of Health

Medical Devices Management
Caroline Finlay, Director of MTS Health has been selected as a speaker at this years IHEEM sponsored Healthcare Estates Conference.
The presentation will be on Medical Devices Management and in line with the theme of this years conference ‘Transforming the Estate through collaboration’ will be focusing on the transformation agenda and how working collaboratively with the Estates management team, procurement, finance and clinical staff, MTS has influenced important service and cost improvements.
Come and hear what we have to say…

MTS speaking at IHEEM 2016 Healthcare Estates

MTS has applied for and been appointed by NHS Commercial Solutions to their Framework Agreement Lot 2: Professional Consultancy Services. This is an exciting breakthrough for MTS as there has been no previous framework for Equipment related Advisory Services.

Following the Lord Carter report most NHS Trusts are encouraged to procure services from a framework, which this now provides. This is effective from 1st September 2016 for 4 years.

Professional, clinical and technical advice on Diagnostic, Cardiology and Medical equipment including but not limited to Business Case support, Bid Management and Contract Management.

Equipment audit and service redesign programmes.

MTS appointed to Professional Consultancy Services framework

Catherine Holmes, Senior Project Manager was a finalist and runner up in the recent APM Project Management Awards 2016

– “Mike Nichols award for inspiration” sponsored by the Nichols Group.

Catherine’s entry described how she managed her breast cancer diagnosis and treatment as a project, whilst working on equipping the largest PFI in Europe; Barts Health NHS Trust. She was up against Nottingham City Council’s transformation project ‘Good to Great’ and Transport for London with their 4 Lines Modernisation project. Tough competition from very large organisations and should be congratulated.

Frances and Kathryn Nichols of the Nichols Group commented:

‘All of the finalist’s entries were fascinating and very deserving of recognition. All members of the judging panel remarked on how difficult it was to select a winner and how there was a lot to be learnt from all the incredible work and achievements of all of the finalists.

Reading about your bravery and imagination in the face of such a significant challenge was hugely inspiring, and you showed incredible amounts of creativity in how you chose to guide yourself through your journey.’

APM project management awards 2016 finalist

November 2015 – MTS attended the Healthcare Estates 2020 seminar listening to very interesting presentations on a variety of Health related matters. Afterwards MTS hosted a table of clients for the reception and lunch at the House of Lords.

Healthcare Estates 2020 – IHEEM seminar – November 2015

MTS enjoyed a very successful Healthcare Estates IHEEM 2014 in Manchester on 7th & 8th October. MTS attended a number of interesting seminars and conferences and arranged to meet a wide variety of clients at the event to talk about Medical Equipment Asset Management in the NHS and private sector.

MTS enjoys a successful Healthcare Estate IHEEM 2014

Ruth Strickland and Caroline Finlay of MTS were invited to attend the prestigious opening of the Chelsea Children’s Hospital, at the Chelsea and Westminster NHS Trust, in recognition of the work undertaken by MTS in equipping the whole facility. The building was officially opened by HRH Prince Charles and The Duchess of Cornwall.

MTS provided the Trust with a team of Equipment Procurement experts who successfully selected, negotiated, and installed all of the equipment for this prestigious wing. The project build was £40m and the equipment included Integrated Theatres, HIV, GUM, Outpatients and the new Chelsea Childrens Hospital.

MTS also won the BIFM 2012 Innovation in Product Award for their work with the Trust and Freeway Medical in the development of a bespoke HDU Paediatric Unit.

MTS Health attend Royal opening of Chelsea Childrens Hospital

MTS is delighted to announce it has been selected on the following projects:

Highwood Health (Laing O’ Rourke) for Dumfries and Galloway

Interim Medical Device Manager for West Herts (via Green and Kassab)

Trust Advisor to Midland Metropolitan PF2 via Capita

East Hertfordshire – Trust Advisory – Equipment

Recent win for MTS

Andrew Frost has been at MTS for 8 years and has recently been promoted to Technical Director. This is an important appointment for MTS as it marks the company’s progression into the area of Asset Management (ISO5000) and PAS55 which Andrew will lead on. MTS has been providing Equipment Strategies for the NHS for some years and it is using this experience that they are now providing a structure around the Management of Medical Equipment within the NHS.

Andrew Frost is a Clinical Engineer with 25 years experience.

Andrew Frost of MTS promoted to Technical Director 

Her Majesty The Queen, accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, officially opened the new Royal London Hospital on Wednesday 27 February 2012. Her Majesty has a long association with the hospital and the east end of London, and this was Her Majesty’s sixth visit.

MTS was delighted to be associated with the opening of the Royal London Hospital, part of Barts Health NHS Trust.

MTS Health provided the equipment and procurement services to the trust for Barts Phase 1 Cancer Care Centre, Royal London Phase 1, Including London’s leading Trauma and Emergency Care Centre, and currently Barts Heart Centre.

MTS was appointed in 2008 to undertake the equipment procurement in collaboration with the Trust on all four of the major developments. Barts Phase 1 Cancer Care unit was opened in May 2010. The Royal London building in Whitechapel, comprising of three tower blocks with over 14 floors in each, including a helipad, opened in March 2012. The building houses Europe’s largest Renal Unit and also a Children’s Hospital with over 100 beds. The budget was circa £10m and all 10,000 rooms were commissioned on time and under budget.

Catherine Holmes, Senior Project Manager of MTS had at times up to 4 team members co-ordinating the procurement, logistics and installation of the furniture and equipment. This was a joint collaboration with the Trust Capital team, with whom MTS has worked since the concept of the PFI for nearly 6 years.

Her Majesty the Queen opens The Royal London Hospital

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