Lighthouse laboratory, Gateshead

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Sector
Healthcare
Location
Gateshead
Status
Completed
Customer
The Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Completion
March 2021
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A new, high capacity Covid-19 Lighthouse laboratory at Baltic Park in Gateshead

Robertson has delivered a new, high capacity Covid-19 Lighthouse laboratory at Baltic Park in Gateshead, as part of the NHS Test and Trace programme.

80,000 tests 

per day capacity

1000 people/staff

operating 24/7

2 units

fitted out

The lab is managed by The Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and had investment from The Department of Health and Social Care. It is the first of its kind in the UK. The purpose-built facility analyses test results on state-of-the-art equipment and initially serve the north east, Cumbria, Yorkshire and Humberside as part of an integrated Covid hub.