0 ▁thousand ▁ref urb ishment ▁project . ▁It ▁provided ▁a ▁new ▁home ▁for ▁the ▁re - located ▁nur se - led ▁pre - op ▁assess ment ▁unit ▁and ▁the ▁card iac ▁ul tras ound ▁service . ▁These ▁facilities ▁had ▁increased ▁service ▁capacity ▁and ▁allowed ▁more ▁direct ▁and ▁rapid ▁access . ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁national ▁replacement ▁programme , ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁two ▁new ▁radi other apy ▁machines ▁arrived ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁An ▁appeal ▁had ▁been ▁launched ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁to ▁ref urb ish ▁the ▁Children ’ s ▁w ard , ▁but ▁the ▁£ 1 m ▁target ▁was ▁quickly ▁reached ▁so ▁a ▁decision ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁ex end ▁the ▁target ▁and ▁create ▁a ▁new ▁unit . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁a ▁new ▁children ' s ▁w ard ▁was ▁opened ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 0 - bed ▁in pat ient ▁area . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁£ 2 8 m ▁was ▁put ▁towards ▁a ▁three - year ▁programme ▁to ▁upgrade ▁the ▁hospital ' s ▁critical ▁care ▁areas ▁and ▁operating ▁the at res . ▁ ▁Services ▁There ▁are ▁ 4 5 2 ▁b eds ▁in ▁the ▁hospital , ▁mostly ▁in ▁the ▁ 8 - store y ▁tower ▁building . ▁The ▁hospital ▁has ▁ 9 ▁operating ▁the at res . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁the ▁board ▁agreed ▁a ▁£ 2 6 m ▁plan ▁to ▁ref urb ish ▁the ▁existing ▁operating ▁the at res ▁and ▁add ▁a