CONSTRUCTION work is progressing on the new elective surgical hub at St Austell Community Hospital.

The £15-million hub, which is scheduled to open later this year, will have two theatres, four recovery bays and six pre-op assessment rooms.

The NHS says the unit is due to deliver around 5,000 day surgery procedures a year.

A spokesperson for the NHS said: “If you are a resident of mid, north or east Cornwall, you may be able to receive your care here in St Austell rather than travelling to the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro or Derriford Hospital in Plymouth.”