GRAHAM has commenced work on a multi-million pound expansion project at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton.

The hospital's state-of-the-art pathology centre will be expanded adjacent to the south entrance, housing a number of centralised pathology services.

The building will provide a central pathology hub, serving The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust.


The new 'hub and spoke model' will enable pathology services across the multiple hospital sites to work together more collaboratively than before.

John Maguire, GRAHAM Business Development Director, said: "Our extensive experience across the full spectrum of healthcare means we are well equipped to deliver these works at New Cross Hospital to the highest quality, focusing on value, cost certainty, and a drive for efficiency savings."

David Loughton, Chief Executive of RWT, added: "This is a very exciting and significant project for the Black Country.

"Pathology services are an essential part of the efficient and safe running of hospital and GP services, analysing the hundreds of tests that are done for patients every day.

"The new service will have the very latest in specialist technology and deliver better value, high quality care for patients across the Black Country."

(CM/JG)