New £9m hospital outpatient unit opens
A new hospital facility has opened in Cornwall.
The outpatient department at West Cornwall Hospital in Penzance cost £9m and was completed in early June.
The unit was designed to provide modern, accessible and technically advanced facilities.
Kate Shields, chief executive officer at NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board, said the department would help deliver treatment "as close to where people live as possible".
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The new building has technology which enables staff to offer virtual care as well as face-to-face.
Steve Williamson, chief executive officer at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, said the organisation had "worked tirelessly" with NHS partners and the local community to secure the investment for the unit.
Final year illustration students from Falmouth University were invited to submit works of art for one of their end-of-year modules, all of which are exhibited in the new building.
Work on the build began in February 2024.
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