Further improvements to Nottingham City Hospital are being considered as part of a programme of improvements at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust. The changes are set to include a new ward and additional operating theatres.
The proposals will be discussed at the Extraordinary Trust Board Meeting on Thursday, September 22. This new ward would create 24 additional inpatient beds to support the hospital's elective capacity and reduce waiting times. Elective surgery relates to procedures which are scheduled in advance due to a patient being in a stable condition and there not being an immediate medical emergency.
Duncan Hanslow, programme director for reconfiguration and transformation at NUH, said: "We have ambitious plans for the future of our hospitals through Tomorrow’s NUH. In the shorter term, the National Targeted Investment Fund money will enable us to increase our elective operating capacity at the City Hospital, significantly reducing waiting times for planned operations for patients across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.”
