£3m for new eye clinic in King's Lynn
It should open next year.
New funding has been announced for King's Lynn's hospital.
The Queen Elizabeth has been awarded £3million, which help fund a new eye unit, known as the West Norfolk Eye Centre.
The dedicated Ophthalmology outpatient facility will be created in the vacant space within the Emerson Unit (previously known as Churchill Ward) in the Fermoy building, relocating the services from their current location in the main Outpatient department.
Opening in Spring 2022, the facility will enable the QEH to offer an additional 2,000 appointments and undertake 2,000 more intravitreal injection procedures each year.
Caroline Shaw CBE, Chief Executive of QEH said:
“This is great news for QEH. It is another example of how we are significantly investing in modernising our hospital and in turn further improving the experience of our patients, their families and staff.”
Dr Sam Bass, Consultant Anaesthetist and Divisional Director Surgery, added:
“We are looking forward to moving into the West Norfolk Eye Centre this Spring. This new facility will allow staff to work more smartly and more efficiently in new facilities, enabling more patients to be seen more quickly.”