The Rt. Hon. Andy Burnham MP (pictured with Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh (WWL) NHS Foundation Trust chairman, Les Higgins), has officially opened the new £6.8 m Hanover Diagnostic and Treatment Centre, the largest recent single development on the Leigh Infirmary site in Lancashire (HEJ – October 2013).
The largest clinical services building developed by the Trust since Phase IV opened at Wigan’s Royal Albert Edward Infirmary in 2004, the 2,700 m2 Centre is home to the Leigh Endoscopy Department, Richmond Urology Unit, a Women’s Healthcare Unit, and a new endoscope reprocessing unit.
The team responsible for transforming the ‘old’ Hanover building into ‘an iconic landmark’ in just nine months comprises WWL Estates and Facilities, Merseysidebased constructor, Whitfield & Brown, and architects from IBI Taylor Young’s Handforth design studio. The building is on target to achieve a BREEAM ‘Very Good’ rating.
“The Hanover is constructed to the very highest standards,” said WWL associate director of Estates and Facilities, David Evans. “As well as being aesthetically pleasing, it has received widespread praise from staff, patients, visitors, and UK experts in healthcare buildings.”
