£21m invested in our estates during 2018/19

We have invested £21m during 2018/19 to transform and improve the environment for our patients. With one of the biggest capital investments in our history, the planned capital programme for 2018/19 saw improvements made across our three main hospitals and within community services.

If patients and families receive care in a better environment then their experience is much more positive. We are lucky in that a lot of our wards and departments are of a good standard but there are areas that need to be renovated, updated or in some cases moved to a bigger area. 

We have had a really strong track record in recent years of investing in services for our patients – including our £12m maternity unit at FGH, over £1m for the new Acute Stroke Unit at the RLI, and a further £1m for a new Cardiac Centre at WGH. 

We are very proud that this investment is one of the largest in the Trust’s history, and we hope it sends a strong message to our staff and the local people that we remain absolutely committed to making our hospitals the best they can be. 

What have we improved?

Schemes included: 

• An expansion of the Emergency Department at FGH to create a new Resuscitation Area
• An upgrade of the Macular unit at WGH
• A new Children’s Assessment Area at the RLI
• A new Audiology booth at WGH
• A safe place for young persons with mental health issues at the RLI
• Plans for an expansion of the Acute Medical Unit at FGH
• A new chapel prayer room at FGH
• Plans for improvements to the Theatres at WGH
• A new breast screening mobile unit to enable screening to take place in different locations across the Bay 

When can you expect to see changes?

All of the schemes in the estates improvement plan have now been completed as of November 2019.

Updated November 2019