Kier has been appointed to carry out the construction and redevelopment works of the emergency department at New Cross Hospital for the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust.

Kier was awarded the contract, valued at £30m, under the ProCure21+ framework.

The development will bring all emergency services – which are currently spread out across the News Cross site – under one roof. The planned scope of works includes the construction of a three-storey emergency department containing the new A&E department, wards and admin space.

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All associated demolition and connection works to the existing hospital will also be undertaken, which includes a link to the existing heart and lung building.

Work will be carried out in phased sections to ensure access to the hospital and the heart and lung building will be maintained at all times with minimal disruption and Kier will ensure hospital functions are unaffected.

Kier Construction director, David Sizer, said: "We are delighted to have been appointed to build this important emergency healthcare facility, which is greatly needed by the Trust and the people this unit will serve.

"We have successfully completed over 100 projects through the P21+ framework to date and we are confident that, by working collaboratively with the Trust, we can deliver excellent new healthcare facilities for Wolverhampton. These will both ease the pressure on the emergency department and enable the Trust to provide even better patient care."

(CD/IT)