Upgrade works at Pinderfields Hospital

A temporary building has been constructed next to our A&E department at Pinderfields Hospital. This will be used as a ‘decant ward’ and will accommodate patients whilst upgrade and maintenance works take place within the hospital.

This means that there is no access to the A&E car park. Please see the following information about what to do if you need to come to our A&E department.

Where do I park?

For car parking – please park in the main visitor car park. The A&E car pack will remain closed.

How do I get to the A&E department?

A new pedestrian access route was opened in February 2024 which links the main visitor car park to the A&E entrance - this is shown as the dotted yellow line on the map below. The walkway has been created underneath the decant ward (Gate 38A), which was previously inaccessible to pedestrians. Wayfinding signage is in place to help direct patients and visitors to A&E along the new route.

If you need to drop off a patient urgently, please follow the signs to the A&E vehicle drop off area shown on the map below (dotted red line). This can also be used for patients accessing our children's assessment unit (CAU) in emergency situations and certain patient groups.

Why are construction works taking place?

A temporary building has been constructed to be used as a decant ward, known as Gate 38A. This building will be in place to accommodate patients whilst upgrade and maintenance works take place within the hospital.

The construction of this building began in March 2022 and was completed in late summer 2023. Initially, the decant ward has been configured as a 16-bed facility to allow ventilation, maintenance and other upgrade works to be undertaken in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and Haematology. Once these works are completed, the ward will be reconfigured into a 40-bed ward allowing further works to proceed in the remaining wards, continuing for the next few years until early 2027.