Green light for £80m Dorset hospital upgrade

Dorset County Hospital has got the final planning green light for a new emergency department and critical care unit.
Groundworks to prepare the Dorchester site will now get underway to prepare for main contractor Tilbury Douglas to start the £80m-plus project early next year.
The Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust project now just needs formal business case sign-off from the Government to proceed.Designed by BDP, Tilbury Douglas will build the new emergency department and critical