The Birmingham based contractor has landed the £27m deal after the original building containing Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete was demolished last November by specialist Armac.

The scheme was originally due to be built by Tilbury Douglas who were announced as main contractor last March by the Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust’s (MPFT).

Neil Carr, MPFT Chief Executive said: “A significant amount of work has taken place within the Trust to get us to this point, so I am delighted and proud that we are in a position to get underway with replacing the outpatients building at Haywood Hospital with a new and much improved facility that will more effectively meet the needs of local people.

“This is a major investment for the people of Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent that will enable our staff and teams to work more closely together than ever before to deliver services that more effectively tackle health challenges being faced locally.”

Bernard Callinan, Managing Director for Key Construction said: “We are really excited to be starting work on this prestigious project and we are committed to working with MPFT to deliver the Trust’s vision for this new facility in a way that seeks to minimise where possible the impact of the construction on the wider Haywood Hospital site.”