Eastbourne’s new elective surgery hub to be ready by 2025, MP says
She has visited the site of the new elective surgery hub which is set to be built at the DGH.
Mrs Ansell said the new building, which will eventually form part of a new hospital development, will be able to undertake 8,453 day surgery cases per year using its four new operating theatres – this is an increase of around 2,500 operations a year.
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Ahead of construction, archaeological digs are taking place but the building is fully funded and has planning permission, the MP said.
Mrs Ansell added: “It was really good to be able to go on site and see this massive investment in our healthcare starting to happen.
“We have a new hospital coming to Eastbourne, but ahead of that is this new elective surgery hub – a big boost to treatment here in the town and it is positive news.
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Hide Ad“This new capacity will cut waiting lists and give patients faster access to operations. It very much shows the government is investing in our healthcare right now – with exciting plans then coming down the line to when the new hospital begins to be built.”
Mr Barclay made a statement to parliament on Thursday, May 25, on the New Hospital Programme and the commitment to deliver 40 new hospitals by 2030. Eastbourne is in Cohort 4 of the programme.
Questions have been raised nationally around the New Hospital Programme this month following an article from the BBC titled ‘Building work pending for many of 40 promised hospitals’, which was written by Catherine Burns and Vicki Loader.
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