THE current main entrance to West Cumberland Hospital is set to permanently move to a new location. 

The change, which will take place on Wednesday, May 29, is part of the £40million redevelopment of the hospital. 

Dean Oliver, director of performance, planning, and strategy for NCIC said: “We are delighted that the new main entrance has now reached completion on schedule.

"The new main entrance is a great upgrade to the site, befitting of the hospital itself.

"This is yet another milestone the project has reached, and we look forward to the opening of our phase 2 development in July this year.”

The doors to the new main entrance are located on the Homewood Road side of the building and will provide staff, patients, and visitors with a more modern and welcoming area as well as a brand new, contemporary reception desk located next to the current coffee shop in the main atrium.

There will be a 'significant change' to the road layout as the current exit point will close and a new one adjacent to the current entry point off Homewood Road will open. The ring road will continue to be one way.  

Visitors to the hospital will also notice a change in parking. This is a short-term change whilst work begins to create the addition of approximately 40 parking spaces. Parking will no longer be available outside the current main entrance, but there will be disabled parking spaces in front of the new main entrance.