Construction progresses on new Emergency Department at Stepping Hill Hospital

Key structures are now in place on the construction of a new Emergency and Urgent Care Campus at Stockport’s Stepping Hill Hospital.

The ‘Emergency and Urgent Care Campus’ will enhance emergency and urgent care for the local population of Stockport as well as residents in High Peak and Cheshire East. The campus will transform the hospital’s existing A&E department with a modern and efficient building that reflects the high quality of care expected by patients and their families and carers.

Construction on the new campus began in August 2022, with work expected to complete by the end of March 2024. Tilbury Douglas are contractors on the scheme, and recently welcomed Stockport NHS Foundation Trust Chief Executive Karen James OBE and Director of Operations Jackie McShane to tour the site. With the full steel frame structures for the campus now in place, the shape of the buildings can now be seen more clearly. Internal partitions, mechanics and engineering are also currently under construction.

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust Chief Executive Karen James OBE said:

“It was fantastic to see up close just what good progress being made on the Emergency and Urgent Care Campus. With the building steel frames now in place we can really see it taking shape. When the campus is in place this will be a hugely improved site for in our emergency and urgent care services providing enhanced care for our patients.”

Tilbury Douglas Project Manager Darren Westcott said:

“Working collaboratively, we will ensure to sustainably deliver this much-needed project to a high quality and according to national operational standards. Once completed, the local community will really benefit from the new facilities.”

The social value that the project has already achieved for Stockport is estimated to be around £9 million and includes 51 apprentice weeks,  40 hours of career support, 65 hours supply chain support, 42 hours volunteering and 72% of orders placed locally.

During the construction period, traffic routes around Stepping Hill Hospital are affected; traffic management measures are in place, including a one way system in the area between the Poplar Grove entrance and the Bramhall Moor Lane entrance. More information on this can be found on the hospital’s website.