Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) will be working with construction partner Laing O’Rourke, on a major development which will double the size of Calderdale Royal Hospital (CRH).
Due for completion in 2029, the new hospital will have a new Emergency Department, with a dedicated Children’s Emergency Department, and eight new wards. Once open, CRH will provide all unplanned (acute) services, with all planned care being located at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary (HRI).
Partners, contractors, and colleagues from the Trust, came together yesterday, Thursday, 9th July, to mark the start of the construction phase of the project. They heard about how the build will make a significant difference for our patients, families, and colleagues and provide compassionate care for generations to come. They also heard about how the project will have a long-lasting positive impact on local communities through opportunities for local employment, support for local businesses, and engagement.
Chief Executive, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, Rob Aitchison, said: “It’s an exciting time for our Trust. Our new hospital building at Calderdale is a significant step in transforming our hospital and community services for generations to come.
“In the last two years alone, we have made huge strides in our Foundations for our Future plans. To name a few, this includes a new A&E at HRI and two new Community Diagnostic Centres in the heart of Halifax and Huddersfield. All of which is helping deliver care closer to home whilst improving experience of care.
“Together with Laing O’Rourke, we will also deliver real social value which will ensure our new hospital has a positive and long-lasting impact on our local economy too and create opportunities for local people.”
Laing O’Rourke’s Managing Director, Peter Lyons, said: “We are a company driven by our purpose of pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in service of humanity and no projects fulfil that purpose more than providing world class health facilities for our doctors, nurses and the people who will use them when they are at their most vulnerable.
“The work we have already done with colleagues who will work here have already shaped these amazing facilities. We’re proud to be involved in this project and to deliver it using our pioneering industrialised construction methods to reduce the manual strain on our people while delivering certainty and quality for our terrific partners at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.”
Laing O’Rourke will bring its industry-leading approach to modern methods of construction (MMC) and offsite manufacturing to drive greater certainty, quality and productivity.
Enabling work to get CRH ready for the build has already started, with construction on the new hospital building due to begin later this year.
People can sign up for updates about the project on the Foundations for our Future website: CHFT Future - Home