Architectural firm Ryder has been appointed to design the new surgical centre at Guy’s Hospital, with main contractor McLaughlin & Harvey responsible for construction.
These UK-based companies have extensive experience in UK healthcare projects.
Enabling works at the Great Maze Pond site have already begun, with main construction scheduled to start in June 2026.
The build is expected to be completed by the end of 2028, and the centre is due to open in spring 2029.
Architectural firm Ryder has been appointed to design the new surgical centre at Guy’s Hospital, with main contractor McLaughlin & Harvey responsible for construction
Plans have been approved by the government for an eight-storey purpose-built surgical centre dedicated to non-emergency (elective) surgery at Guy’s Hospital, part of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.
The facility will include six operating theatres, 17 recovery rooms, a discharge lounge, and changing and rest facilities for theatre staff.
Elective orthopaedic surgery will move from the hospital’s main theatres to the new centre, freeing up vital capacity to support other services across the Trust.
The development aims to reduce waiting lists amid rising demand for complex and specialist planned surgery, driven by the growing ageing population in south east London and beyond.
The facility will include six operating theatres, 17 recovery rooms
Professor Ian Abbs, Chief Executive of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, said: “The Guy’s surgical centre will give us state-of-the-art new theatres so we can ensure that people get their operations when they need them, allowing us to continue to deliver outstanding care for our patients.
“Having a surgical centre dedicated to complex, non-emergency operations benefits orthopaedic patients, while also enabling us to upgrade our existing theatres so they can respond to the needs of all our patients, now and in the future.”
The centre has been designed with a focus on improving efficiency and experience for staff and patients.
It will also consolidate complex, specialist orthopaedic work into a single south east London hub.
