News: Work underway on £15m care project in Rotherham

The modernisation of Rotherham General Hospital continues with work begining on a £15m Older People's Inpatient Unit.

Once built, the development will house 42 beds and a treatment suite on a 9,630 sq m site at the rear of the hospital.

Chairman of Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber (RDaSH) Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Madeleine Keyworth said: "The Trust is recognised by the Care Quality Commission to be one of the best trusts in the country for the quality of our services and for the way we use our financial resources.

"This new facility in Rotherham is an excellent example of how we are investing in modernising and developing new services for the communities we serve."

Contractors Laing O'Rourke are scheduled to finish constructing the new facility in 2011.

The £15m scheme is part of the Foundation Trust's major programme to modernise mental health services for adults in the Rotherham area.

The development is being built under the Procure 21 framework, which represents construction industry best practice and helps NHS Trusts to achieve better results than those associated with traditional tender procurement.

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust has also begun work on the hospital's ambitious redevelopment plans to create a "Hospital of Tomorrow" which could see £46m of construction work take place on site.

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