Copeland MP Trudy Harrison has welcomed the news that the second phase of the redevelopment of the West Cumberland Hospital will go ahead.
The North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust announced today that it has secured final approval from the Department of Health and Social Care for the £40 million project and work at the Whitehaven hospital can now get underway and is expected to be complete by 2024.
By replacing up to 40 per cent of the original hospital, the new-build will include a paediatrics unit, a care of the elderly ward, a specialist palliative care/step down ward and a stroke/rehabilitation ward.
Mrs Harrison said: “I am thrilled that the second phase of the redevelopment can now go ahead, and the project represents further substantial Government commitment to healthcare in Copeland and builds upon the £90m investment from phase one of the project which was completed in 2015.
“This will make a significant difference to the hospitals’ patients and their families, staff and the wider community, and I congratulate the team at the hospital and the trust for achieving this milestone day.”
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