Robertson delivers at Leighton Hospital
Summary
Robertson has completed a 10,000 sq ft modular outpatients facility at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, providing new accommodation for audiology and ENT services. The work sits alongside wider estate redevelopment plans for the hospital, which is affected by RAAC and forms part of the government’s new hospitals programme.
Why it matters
The article highlights how NHS estate condition, including RAAC-related issues, is driving urgent remediation and replacement works on an occupied hospital site. Surveyors may encounter similar phased redevelopment, temporary accommodation and structural remediation challenges in public-sector healthcare estates.
Key points
- A two-storey modular outpatients building has been completed next to Leighton Hospital’s main entrance.
- The facility will house audiology and ENT services, including consulting rooms and treatment space.
- Additional works in the old department have created flexible treatment and contingency space.
- Leighton Hospital’s wider £1.3bn redevelopment has been approved and is linked to RAAC concerns.
- Robertson is also supporting the project with a new electrical substation enclosure.
Organisations:
Robertson, Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cheshire East Council, Sir Robert McAlpine, VINCI Building, IHP
Locations:
Leighton Hospital, Crewe, Cheshire East
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