Work has been completed on an extension to the accident and emergency department at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton.

A new two-storey modular extension provides an urgent treatment centre linked to the existing A&E facilities and providing a key resource in managing the high levels of demand for emergency services at the hospital.

The £2.85m project was procured via SCAPE, one of the UK’s leading public procurement authorities, and was delivered by Willmott Dixon Interiors on behalf of Brighton & Sussex University Hospital NHS Trust.

The project team also included Noviun Architects, Campbell Reith Consulting Engineers, Van Zyl and de Villiers, and Ward Williams Associates. 

The building contains five ground-floor treatment rooms, a new reception waiting room, accessible toilets, and a utility room.

There are offices and a training/simulation suite on the first floor, a comms room, additional toilets, and multifunctional space for hot desking and small meetings.

Graham Shaw, managing director at Willmott Dixon Interiors, said: “Modular construction is enabling us to deliver a faster and more-efficient build, which minimises disruption for NHS staff.

“The new building will supplement the hospital’s existing A&E facilities, providing access to urgent treatment and additional clinical space, as well as supporting a better patient flow through all parts of the department.”

James Millar, deputy director of capital development and property at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, added: “This is a really-positive development that will ease pressure on the hospital, leaving other departments free to treat the most-serious cases.

“Thanks to careful planning and partnership working, the A&E Department remained fully operational during the building works and we look forward to patients experiencing the improved environment that this new facility can offer.”