{"id":885,"date":"2022-02-16T13:10:44","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T10:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/test-uctel.one-pix.com\/?post_type=case&#038;p=885"},"modified":"2022-03-03T15:42:06","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T12:42:06","slug":"london-north-west-university-healthcare-nhs-trust","status":"publish","type":"case","link":"https:\/\/www.uctel.co.uk\/case-studies\/london-north-west-university-healthcare-nhs-trust","title":{"rendered":"London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-challenge\">The challenge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two hospitals covering 46,027 sqm (495,432 sqft)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poor \/ no indoor mobile coverage for hospital staff and patients<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Implementing the solution during the COVID-19 outbreak<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWUH) includes Northwick Park Hospital and Central Middlesex Hospital. There were a number of buildings at each hospital that had patchy or no mobile coverage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mobile communication became of particular importance during the COVID-19 outbreak, with Northwick Park Hospital being particularly hard-hit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Key requirements for mobile technology included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Accessing digital patient records on tablets and mobile phones (particularly important for outpatients to specialist units such as diabetes management clinics and maternity services)<\/li><li>Communication between staff (especially those on emergency call)<\/li><li>Communication between patients and their next of kin (something that rapidly became a priority as coronavirus prohibited visitors to wards)<\/li><li>Organisation and digital planning (a rising number of Nurses now use mobile devices to plan rotas and patient visits)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-solution\">The solution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LNWUH approached Cisilion as a leading systems integrator to see if they had a solution to their in-building mobile coverage problems. Cisilion worked with UCtel, a Cel-Fi partner, who proposed a Cel-Fi QUATRA solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Due to the size and shapes of the building at the two hospitals, two different solutions were proposed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Northwick Park Hospital, one building (6,117sqm or 65,843sqft) required two QUATRA systems per network and a second building (3,410sqm or 36,706sqft) needed one QUATRA system per network to provide the coverage needed. The Central Middlesex Hospital building covered a much larger area with 36,500 sqm split over the three floors. In this case a hybrid QUATRA and passive DAS solution with twelve systems in total were used to balance coverage, performance and cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-installation\">The installation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During initial surveys, suitable locations were identified on the roofs of each of the buildings for the donor antennas and a range of antennas were tested to ensure the best signal was captured from each network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cabling was installed through the buildings with CAT-6 throughout for the full QUATRA solution and CAT-6 and COAX cabling for the passive DAS segments. The CU\u2019s were installed below the ceiling tiles and the passive antennas above the ceilings for neatness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prior to the installation, there was patchy coverage on some networks and no coverage at all on any network in some areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Post-installation surveys and walk tests showed the impact that the solution had, with full 4G coverage throughout and the ability to hold video calls whilst walking the entire building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Central Middlesex Hospital installation (36,500m\u00b2 or around 400,000ft\u00b2)<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n<div class=\"case-main__block-gallery\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uctel.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/box1.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"case-gallery\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uctel.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/box1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uctel.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/box2.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"case-gallery\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uctel.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/box2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uctel.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/box3.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"case-gallery\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uctel.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/box3.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uctel.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/install4.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"case-gallery\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uctel.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/install4.jpg\" alt=\"commercial signal booster\" title=\"\"><\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-result\">The result<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hospital now has full mobile coverage in the areas where they need it to support clinicians and patients. The solution is monitored and supported via a managed service from Cisilion and UCtel, ensuring that coverage is maintained and any incidents or changes in the environment are quickly addressed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","case_category":[],"class_list":["post-885","case","type-case","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"logo":{"ID":890,"id":890,"title":"lnwh","filename":"lnwh-e1645078855204.png","filesize":2381,"url":"https:\/\/www.uctel.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/lnwh-e1645078855204.png","link":"https:\/\/www.uctel.co.uk\/case-studies\/london-north-west-university-healthcare-nhs-trust\/lnwh","alt":"","author":"1","description":"","caption":"","name":"lnwh","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":885,"date":"2022-02-17 06:19:32","modified":"2022-02-17 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