{"id":101516,"date":"2021-11-08T14:05:04","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T14:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=101516"},"modified":"2021-11-08T14:05:04","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T14:05:04","slug":"nhs-sunderland-eye-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/nhs-sunderland-eye-hospital\/101516\/","title":{"rendered":"Green light for \u00a336m NHS eye hospital in Sunderland"},"content":{"rendered":"

Plans to create a new state-of-the-art \u00a336m eye hospital in Sunderland have been given the go-ahead by Sunderland City Council<\/a><\/h2>\n

The plans for the hospital have been developed by Sunderland City Council, alongside North East architects Ryder<\/a> and Turner & Townsend<\/a> Project Management.<\/p>\n

The hospital will replace the existing Sunderland Eye Infirmary facilities on Queen Alexandra Road which are now over 75 years old.<\/p>\n

The new facility means that Sunderland will remain home to the region\u2019s only dedicated standalone eye hospital, and one of few specialist centres for ophthalmology care in the NHS<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Plans for the hospital contained the views of patients and members of the public across the region, as well as The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), following an extensive patient and public involvement process led by South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust.<\/p>\n

All clinical services currently provided from the existing Sunderland eye infirmary will transfer to the new facility and will be delivered from a modern, purpose-built environment<\/a> in an accessible city centre location.<\/p>\n

The hospital will continue to be home to the Regional Cataract Treatment Centre and will strengthen Sunderland\u2019s existing reputation across the NHS as a centre of excellence for eye services, caring for patients from across the North East, Cumbria, and beyond.<\/p>\n