Derriford Emergency Care Building

Derriford Hospital's Emergency Care Building is a four-storey expansion of urgent, emergency, imaging and surgical capacity for Plymouth, Devon and Cornwall.[1][2]

Current position

The £140 million main building has topped out, completing its structural frame and moving into the next phase of construction.

Benefits

The new building will provide an expanded Emergency Department, a Same Day Emergency Care unit, four interventional-radiology theatres and five surgical theatres, giving close to twice the capacity of the existing emergency department.

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Latest developments

Healthcare · 4 September 2026

Derriford's £140 million emergency building tops out

University Hospitals Plymouth and Willmott Dixon have completed the structural frame of Derriford Hospital's four-storey Emergency Care Building. The first Wave 1 New Hospital Programme scheme to begin main construction is due for completion in April 2029 and will provide close to twice the capacity of the existing emergency department.

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