Tilbury Douglas, a UK-based construction company, has handed over phase two of the temporary Majors Department at Stepping Hill Hospital.
The temporary Majors Department will eventually become a same-day Emergency Care Centre.
This follows the recent completion of the new rapid assessment unit in the live Emergency and Urgent Care Campus in December 2023.
The scheme comprises of a full-scale remodelling of the existing Emergency Department at the Hospital with approximately 2,600 sqm of internal refurbishment, along with a remodelling of the existing ambulance drop-off.
There will also be a new assessment, treatment and consultation areas for several key emergency and urgent care services, including the children’s emergency department, mental health department, and medical same-day emergency care.
The project also includes 1,300 sqm of new build development, with 375 sqm of new non-clinical staff accommodation at first-floor level.
Once completed, the campus will help to enhance emergency and urgent care for the local population of Stockport, High Peak, and Cheshire East.
Martin Horne, Regional Director of North West at Tilbury Douglas, said: “This is another impressive success for the team and an example of how estates and construction partners should collaborate and communicate.”
“The team will continue to embrace the ethos and goals of the Trust on future phases, to ensure all patients achieve a seamless journey through their hospital experience,” Horne concluded.
Karen James OBE, Chief Executive of Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, said: “It is excellent to see another key stage completed in the build of our new emergency and urgent care campus. The rapid assessment unit is already open, and a new clinical decision unit will follow later in the year, all of which will help us to provide enhanced care to meet the needs of local people.”
