The firm behind the construction and design of the new NHS Nightingale hospital at the Convention Centre said they expect the emergency facility to be open and available for use by or at this coming weekend, April 11-12, with a 500-bed capacity to help ease pressures.
1. The sobering sight of oxygen tanks outside the Royal Hall and Convention Centre has stopped residents in their tracks this week
The company behind the construction of the Nightingale hospital in Harrogate estimates that it will be open by or at this coming weekend. Picture: Gerard Binks.
2. Signage gives an indication of the very rapid transformation
Harrogate's Nightingale hospital will offer beds for 500 patients. Picture: Gerard Binks.
3. Work is well under way at the Convention Centre, with scores of construction workers, NHS teams and military personnel on site
Pictures captured today show oxygen being delivered to the site. Picture: Gerard Binks.
4. Clearly marked entrances have started to appear at the centre
More medical signage goes up at the Convention Centre. Picture: Gerard Binks.