A major infrastructure project to build a new entrance and elective hub at Warwick Hospital has hit its latest significant milestone.

The old entrance and surrounding buildings at the Lakin Road site are now completely demolished, South Warwickshire University NHS Trust (SWFT) has confirmed.

Demolition work started on site in March to make way for the major new development.

A photo of the demolition work taken in April (image by James Smith)

"Our old main entrance at Warwick Hospital and the surrounding buildings are now all demolished, creating space for the new main entrance and elective hub to be constructed," the trust said.

"Thank you to all the teams involved in the elective hub project for you dedication and hard work.

"A huge thank you also to the services / departments who have moved to new accommodation to enable this work to take place."

The scheme forms phase one of the trust's masterplan to improve facilities at the 474-bed hospital.

A new ground floor reception, plant room and admission suite as well as exterior landscaping will all eventually be built.

Two wards comprising 32 beds will now be relocated into the two levels, providing 40 beds.

Demolition works began on site in March (image by James Smith)

The trust has also announced this March that Marks & Spencer and Costa Coffee will open at the Lakin Way hospital once it reopens.

A partnership with One Retail, Compass Group UK & Ireland's retail sector and Noviniti, to "transform" the estate has been announced.

The new entrance, which is due to open early next year, will see new retail offers launched.

In a first of its kind, One Retail will combine two high street favourites at Warwick Hospital.

One of the retail units will offer a hybrid Marks and Spencer and Costa Coffee, bringing "innovative digital screen self-ordering tech" (in addition of traditional tills).