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29/01/2015
Laing O'Rourke To Develop New Cancer Hospital
Laing O'Rourke has been chosen to design and develop a new cancer hospital in Liverpool.
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust plans to expand its services with a new hospital on the same site as the Royal Liverpool University Hospital and the University of Liverpool.
The plans were approved in December by the Joint Health Scrutiny Committee for Cheshire and Merseyside.
Laing O'Rourke will provide construction and other technical expertise that is vital in developing this outline business case. The firm will also work closely with staff from The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, patient representatives and the architects BDP to begin the detailed design process.
The project includes the redesign of the Trust’s existing Wirral site, as well as designs for the new hospital in Liverpool If the project receives full business case approval, Laing O'Rourke would also build the new hospital in Liverpool.
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The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust plans to expand its services with a new hospital on the same site as the Royal Liverpool University Hospital and the University of Liverpool.
The plans were approved in December by the Joint Health Scrutiny Committee for Cheshire and Merseyside.
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Laing O'Rourke will provide construction and other technical expertise that is vital in developing this outline business case. The firm will also work closely with staff from The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, patient representatives and the architects BDP to begin the detailed design process.
The project includes the redesign of the Trust’s existing Wirral site, as well as designs for the new hospital in Liverpool If the project receives full business case approval, Laing O'Rourke would also build the new hospital in Liverpool.
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