£16 investment at Aintree A&E

As part of a major £16 million investment to Aintree, expansion work has started to introduce new hybrid operating theatres and improve patient facilities in our Emergency Department.

By developing a two-storey extension, alongside the existing Emergency Department, we are refurbishing the existing theatre complex, as well as building new cutting-edge hybrid operating theatres to support the delivery of specialist surgical services.

We will be creating additional space in the ED to expand our waiting and assessment areas, allowing patients to be triaged and treated in a more efficient way. The improvements also include a new CT scanner for assessing potential strokes and increased capacity for ambulance drop-off bays.

Our Major Trauma Centre provides services to a catchment area of 2.3 million residents in the North West and Isle of Man, and Aintree’s Emergency Department had more than 89,000 attendances last year.

Sir David Dalton, Interim Chief Executive, said: “This expansion will improve the delivery of high-quality emergency care and forms part of a major investment at our Aintree site to improve our facilities and infrastructure, ultimately ensuring patients get access to the right expertise as efficiently as possible.”

The Emergency Department work, carried out by Tilbury Douglas, will be delivered in several phases to minimise disruption and is due to be completed in 2023.

While the work to Aintree’s 125-foot tower block continues and is expected to be completed in summer 2022, the improvements will extend the lifespan of the tower block by up to 30 years.