Monday 21st February 2011

The Royal Hospital at Calow lived up to its name on Friday as it welcomed HRH The Duchess of Cornwall.

The visit formed part of a tour of Derby and Staffordshire by The Duchess and HRH The Prince of Wales.

As reported previously in The Chesterfield Post, Her Royal Highness (pictured below) viewed and officially opened the Trust's £12 Million development of the Hasland, Elmton and Ridgeway Wards.


HRH The Duchess of Cornwall officially opens the Hasland, Elmton and Ridgeway ward's at Chesterfield Royal Hospital.

The Duchess was welcomed by a party including The Mayor and Mayoress of Chesterfield (pictured below) and then taken on a tour of the wards, speaking with patients, staff and ward visitors.


HRH The Duchess of Cornwall is welcomed to the Chesterfield Royal Hospital by the Mayor and Mayoress of Chesterfield.

The wards were designed by the Manser Practice in Leeds who were also present for The Royal visit.

The project took two years in total to complete - from appointment to completion - and the wards opened for patients in August 2010.



The 40,000 sq ft building (above) has been externally clad in ceramic tiles, with floor to ceiling windows showing off the magnificent views of the Derbyshire Countryside and local scenes lining the walls.

Hospital Managers are thrilled with the design of the new wards, which they say helps reduce patient recovery times and makes a real difference to the way the patients view their experience at the hospital.

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