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FOI 0803 Cladding on buildings

Freedom of Information Request: 0803

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) completed a merger by acquisition of Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (HEFT) on 1st April 2018.  Due to historical differences in data collection/reporting across UHB and the former Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust this response has been provided by hospital site.

 

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

  • if any of the trust’s buildings have any type of cladding on the outside

Yes.

  • If so, how many buildings have cladding, how tall are the buildings with cladding and what type of cladding is it

There are 3 buildings at Queen Elizabeth Hospital. One has aluminium faced rock wool cladding and is a max of 9 storeys high.

The others have aluminium faced cladding; one is 2 storeys high and the last is a single storey high.  Neither of these are used for inpatient accommodation.

  • how many of the trust’s buildings are of timber frame construction

None.

Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospital

  • if any of the trust’s buildings have any type of cladding on the outside

See attached external cladding audits.

  • If so, how many buildings have cladding, how tall are the buildings with cladding and what type of cladding is it

See attached external cladding audits.

  • how many of the trust’s buildings are of timber frame construction

Heartlands Hospital

Block 31: MRI PFI modular building – 2 storeys

Block 86: Medical Records modular building – single storeyGood Hope Hospital

Doctors pre-fab single storey offices AMU between wards 19 and 20

Solihull Hospital

Block 43, old Dermatology portacabin – single storey (due for demolition)

Portacabin- believed to be the same construction as above

Cladding Audit HH – June 2017

Cladding Audit Solihull Hospital June 2017

Cladding Audit Good Hope Hospital June 2017

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