New Date for WCH hospital opening

As North Cumbria's acute hospitals emerge from a very difficult week, there is some good news: a date has been set for the opening of the brand new refurbished facilities, and £3.2 million of capital spend has been allocated, including a CT scanner and two mobile x-ray units (These will be delivered after the new power supply has been installed.)

The handover of the new hospital was delayed after a fire in January which destroyed the new energy centre. Fortunately nobody was hurt and the rest of the new hospital was undamaged.

A report to the NHS trust board, which met yesterday, stated that phase one of the project now looks set to be completed in October

More details on the News and Star website at http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/…/new-date-set-for-whitehaven-…