Cossham Hospital in Kingswood near Bristol is benefitting from a £19 million refurbishment. Builders began work at Cossham Hospital on 1 June after NHS South Gloucestershire and construction company ISG Pearce signed a contract for the refurbishment in May.

Cossham Hospital, built in 1907, is a distinctive building with many features that NHS South Gloucestershire will conserve. The tower and the frontage will be sensitively renovated and remain for future generations to enjoy while several later additions around the site will be demolished to improve the setting of the original buildings. There will be a two storey extension to the rear of the main hospital to provide modern facilities for scanners and a second single storey extension to the front of the “stable block” to accommodate a renal dialysis unit.

Cossham Hospital currently provides a number of outpatient and diagnostic services but with this investment will deliver a new range of state-of-the-art healthcare, which will include:

• A minor injuries service open 7 days a week
• Double the current number of outpatient appointments
• Diagnostics including MRI and CT scanners as well as X-ray and ultrasound
• The only stand alone birthing centre in South Gloucestershire and Bristol
• Therapy services including physiotherapy and audiology.

Subject to approval, North Bristol Trust plan to convert the stables block to provide a satellite renal dialysis unit.

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