Building gets under way

Work has now begun on a new three-storey building at The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust.

Demolition of the former Elm and Magnolia Wards on the site is under way; once they have been cleared building will begin. The new building will be completed by the end of next year.

Within the existing hospital building a programme of work has already taken place, which will finish in September with the completion of the expansion of extra beds and facilities in the Jefferson Day Ward.

The building is part of the specialist neuroscience Trust’s major expansion, which will house an expanded rehabilitation unit, the Trust’s pioneering Pain Management Programme, together with relatives’ accommodation supported by the Trust’s Home from Home fundraising appeal.

The new centre is a key part of a five year plan to provide more services to more patients with brain and spine conditions. It will enable the Trust to meet key targets and provide a shorter waiting time for its increasing number of patients.

Chief Executive Liz Mear said: “I am delighted that the work has started on the new building. It will enable us to provide first class services to more patients, with extra beds and new facilities.”