Bulldozers have moved in on part of Arrowe Park Hospital as part of a £28m upgrade which is set to "transform" urgent care in Wirral.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital Trust (WUTH), the trust which runs the hospital, submitted a planning application to Wirral Council to completely redevelop the Accident and Emergency unit and the Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) earlier this year. Early enablement works have now been completed and demolition work began on the site yesterday (July 4).
It is the biggest investment in the hospital since it opened 40 years ago and will see the introduction of features such as a dedicated ambulance entrance, a larger ambulance set down area with greater capacity, and a single-entry point to ensure that patients are provided with the right care in the right place.
