Health Huge step forward for the new four-storey A & E department
A major step forward has been made in the construction of a new four-storey A&E department at Calderdale Royal Hospital.
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust has announced a construction contractor for the project –LaingO’Rourke–hasbeenappointed.
The new building will include resuscitation bays and assessment rooms, as well as 10 new inpatient wards.
Theenablingworksaredue to start at the end of 2024, with the project due for completion by the end of 2029.
Brendan Brown, chief executiveatthetrust,said:“Thisannouncementmarksthestartof animportantmilestoneforthe trust, and working with Laing O’Rourke, we can now further progress the design of our new clinicalbuildingtoenableusto deliverhigh-quality,innovative care to patients.
“We will be working closely with our patients and colleagues to co-design the new facilities in a way that best meets their needs, as we now move forward with our ambitious reconfiguration plans.”
Laing O’Rourke’s Group
ChiefOperatingOfficer,Cathal O’Rourke, said: “We’re excited to begin this journey with CalderdaleandHuddersfieldNHS Foundation Trust to provide a state-of-the-artemergencydepartmentthatwillservethelocal community for decades to come.
“We’ll use our blueprint for hospitals, which involves working with the trust, its patientgroupsandthewiderproject team to influence design and to deliver a programme of work that embeds modern, sustainable methods of construction that will ensure the highest quality, safer working environments, and programme accuracy.”