A brand new operating theatre and two minor operations rooms are planned for Newark Hospital following a £5.6m grant. Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust has secured the money from NHS England and work will begin in 2023.
The funding will be used to build an extra theatre to treat orthopaedic cases, including treatment for problems with bones, degenerative diseases and sports injuries, as well as a recovery area and two minor operations suites. More space in the outpatient treatment area will also be created, allowing the hospital to perform around 2,634 more procedures every year.
The Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board, a partnership of health and care organisations in the county, says the money will be used to “expand elective day-case activity at the Newark Hospital site through the construction of a modular theatre and recovery area”. The board added: “Expanding elective capacity will support delivery of significant reductions in elective backlogs in specialities such as Elective Orthopaedics, Urology and Ophthalmology.
