Kier to start £100m Ascot hospital

Kier has got the final go-ahead to start the £100m Heatherwood Hospital project in Ascot for Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust.Proposals for the build were first announced back in 2014, with the hospital gaining planning in August 2017.Built in woodland behind the current site, it will have six operating theatres and 48 inpatient beds, plus 22-day case cubicles.The new hospital will specialise in planned, non-emergency procedures such as orthopaedics, general surgery, urology, gynaecology and endoscopy. Space for the Trust’s private patient unit will also be included.The old building will be demolished to make way for up to 230 homes and a new primary care GP hub.Ingleton Wood is the M&E consultant for the BDP designed hospital projectThe new Heatherwood Hospital is the latest major development in Frimley Health’s £200m capital investment programme.The Trust is also spending a further £35m on improvements to its buildings and environments across other sites.