RKW are working with the Acute Trust and the 5 Local Health Boards in and around Newport, South Wales on a SOC for major reconfiguration of Primary and Acute services which, it is envisaged, will see a capital investment in excess of £750m.

RKW were commissioned by the Welsh Assembly Government to undertake the Pathology Modernisation Study. This was a review of the existing pathology services across South Wales in order to ensure that any future developments would meet future service user requirements as identified in 'Designed for Life' and the 'Diagnostic Services Strategy'.

RKW are currently working on this research study, funded by DoH and NPSA with York Health Economic Consortium. The study is focused on establishing the evidence base underpinning key design choices; single rooms, operating theatre lay-outs, anaesthetic rooms etc, and assessing the impact on operating and capital costs.

RKW are currently supporting the Trust in preparation for its short, medium and long-term planning process as part of the Trust's PHSI project. Specific workstreams include service and activity planning including developing the Trust's model of care within the locality.

RKW developed a tool to assess the capacity and financial implications in managing the delivery of waiting time targets on an HRG basis across all Welsh NHS Trusts. This toolkit enables activity to be modelled and monitored at HRG level by the Trust and can accommodate changes in future activity projection as well as changes in interim waiting time targets and performance.

RKW were healthcare planners for the Progress Health consortium - a joint venture undertaken by Multiplex Construction and ABN Amro, Financial Close has been achieved on the scheme. RKW played a significant role in the facilitation of User Group sessions and open day events which were an integral feature of the competive bid process.

RKW completed this framework brief in October 2007, which builds upon the decision to secondary services based in Dublin along with national tertiary services in a new children's hospital - potentially co-located with a maternity hospital. As part of our work we engaged clinical advisers from Canada, the USA and the UK and contacted more than 20 children's hospitals internationally.