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York Hospital gets new endoscopy unit
A new endoscopy unit is being built at York Hospital, which will be one of the most modern and largest endoscopy units in England.
The project, which will take around a year to complete, will cost £10 million. It will increase capacity from three treatment rooms to seven, reflecting the need for endoscopic investigations nationally.
The building has been designed to increase capacity to meet increasing demand, improve the efficiency of patient flow and enhance the patient experience.
The unit will deliver improvements to diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy waiting times and increase the range of procedures offered, meaning fewer patients will have to travel to Leeds or Hull.
The current unit provides roughly 13,000 treatments each year and has outgrown its current location within the main hospital.
Stevan Stojkovic, clinical director of general surgery and urology, said: “We’ve known for a while that demand for endoscopic services was beginning to outstrip our capacity, so the decision was taken to future proof the unit.
“We are seeing seven per cent growth in demand for endoscopy services year on year. The three endoscopy rooms we currently have available are in constant use. The new unit will provide the space that we need to provide a timely, patient-focused service.”
Patrick Crowley, chief executive at York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, said: “This is the biggest capital investment for many years and will allow the Trust to provide clinical services to a growing number of patients needing endoscopy.
“This is an exciting development for the trust and it will transform our service into a centre of excellence for endoscopy, providing an enhanced high quality care to our patients.”
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