Blackpool Victoria Hospital: 3D 'flythrough' video gives first look at the planned £13m A&E expansion

Blackpool teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has released a 3D ‘flythrough’ which shows the planned extension of the hospital's Emergency Department.

By Colin Ainscough

Published 25th Aug 2020, 09:23 BST

Updated 25th Aug 2020, 09:37 BST

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The work which was due to start in 2023 will now begin two and a half years early.

Planned changes include an urgent care department, an X-ray room, major and minor injuries wards, an ambulance triage area, a resuscitation room, and separate waiting rooms for adults and children.

Parts of new £13m A&E at Blackpool Vic to be completed as early as Christmas

Blackpool teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has released a 3D ‘flythrough’ of its planned A&E department

Work on the wider development is scheduled to begin in 2022.

You can keep up-to-date with the project's progress on the Trust’s website at www.bfwh.nhs.uk/emergency-village, and via Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/BTHEmergencyVillage and Twitter: @BTH_E_Village

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