Clean Modules has constructed a free-standing two-storey clean room building for the pharmacy department at Glan Clwyd hospital in north Wales.
The MHRA-approved facility has three Grade B (ISO Class 5) aseptic suites, complete with isolators and laminar flow cabinets for cytotoxic and TPN preparation.
To meet the latest clinical demands, the building also houses a gene therapy clean rooms designed specifically for this purpose, incorporating a single-pass air system to avoid any risk of cross-contamination.
These clean rooms are supported by Grade C (ISO Class 7) Preparation Areas, featuring specially constructed spray booths adjacent to the transfer hatches designed to minimise alcohol inhalation in this environment.
The building is constructed from 14 prefabricated modules, making it one of the largest modular clean room facilities in the country.
It also contains a non-sterile suite for dry powder and wet ointment preparations.
The two-storey design provides the space for clean room cleaning equipment, dry product storage and a walk-in cold store, to replace the previous need for multiple fridges and provide more effective operation and stock handling.
Other features include special access points for equipment removal and to provide emergency access for the clean room technicians.
The facility highlights the flexibility of modular construction to cope with demands in the general areas outside the clean rooms.
Consideration has been given to access from the main hospital for both staff and patients using the gene therapy suite.
For this reason a lift has been installed together with a disabled toilet.
