A PLANNING application for a new state of the art urgent and emergency care facility at a Wirral hospital has been submitted to Wirral Council.

Demolition and enabling works on the current site at Arrowe Park Hospital are now set to begin to make way for the £28 million project.

The scheme will be the biggest investment since it opened and is expected to transform urgent care in Wirral.

Janelle Holmes, Chief Executive of Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, which operates Arrowe Park Hospital, said: “This is a significant step forward for this project which will completely transform urgent and emergency care on the Wirral.

“Arrowe Park Hospital is the only acute and emergency care facility in the locality and it’s vital that our patients can access the best treatment and care.

“It is fantastic that work will be underway as we celebrate the hospital’s 40th anniversary year.”

Wirral Globe: Representation of proposed road approach (photo credit: Produced by DAY Architectural Ltd.)Representation of proposed road approach (photo credit: Produced by DAY Architectural Ltd.)

The proposal for the new facility will see patients that are attending either the emergency department or the urgent treatment centre enter at a single point and be efficiently directed to the correct place for their care.

The works will also see a creation of a new children’s emergency department facility and full internal refurbishment.

The construction will be two storeys in height and will include an extension to the emergency department end of the current hospital building.

Dr Nikki Stevenson, Medical Director and Deputy Chief Executive at Wirral University Teaching Hospital said: “It is important that our patients and clinicians have been involved in the design and planning of this upgrade.

“This new facility will ensure that we can continue to provide the best care for our patients through a simpler process which will improve our patient’s experience when they visit our urgent and emergency care facilities.”

Wirral Globe: Representation of proposed Emergency Department patient entrance (photo credit: Image produced by DAY Architectural Ltd.)Representation of proposed Emergency Department patient entrance (photo credit: Image produced by DAY Architectural Ltd.)

Day Architectural are the architects for the project, which will be completed in 2024.

Early enablement works are due to begin at the hospital with main construction set to start in September 2022.