Brand new hospital theatre set to be built in Greater Manchester next year

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Construction work on a brand new hospital theatre in Wigan is set to begin now planning permission has been granted. Patients needing orthopaedic operations at Wrightington Hospital could receive faster treatment thanks to the £6.1m project.

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) hope this new theatre will reduce waiting lists.

The new theatre will be complemented by the creation of additional bed capacity in a new purpose-built recovery area adjoining the theatre as part of the same scheme. READ MORE: Huge emergency response and boat units called to canal as two men rescued and taken to hospital READ MORE: Amber health alert issued for north west England as temperatures set to plunge It is hoped that the increased elective capacity at Wrightington will also reduce pressure on theatre and bed capacity at the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary site at Wigan.

Construction on the new theatre is expected to start in the new year and is hoped to be fully operational in Autumn 2024. WWL’s Deputy Chief Executive, Mary Fleming said: “I am delighted that we can now proceed with this build and to be able to offer more patients the excellent orthopaedic services that Wrightington is renowned for in the near future.