Upgrade works at Pinderfields Hospital

A temporary building has been constructed next to our Emergency Department (A&E) at Pinderfields Hospital. This is being used as a ‘decant ward’ and accommodates patients, along with accompanying equipment and furniture, 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?

Please be aware that the pedestrian access route which links the main visitor car park to Accident and Emergency (A&E) entrance at Pinderfields Hospital is to temporarily close. This will be effective from Tuesday 24 March to Wednesday 1 July 2026.

Whilst the walkway is inaccessible to pedestrians, access to A&E from the main visitor car park will be via an alternative route through the hospital main entrance (shown as area 2 on the map). Wayfinding signage will be in place to direct patients and visitors.

For car parking, please continue to park in the main visitor car park. The map below shows the location of the closed pedestrian walkway in relation to the A&E entrance (area 1 on the map), together with vehicle access for urgent patient drop offs.

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 to a number of wards. Following the completion of these works, 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.