The first piece of ground has been broken at West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds in preparation for the build of a new state-of-the-art cardiac catheterisation and pacing suite.

Dr Pegah Salashouri, cardiology consultant at WSFT, said: “Currently many of our patients have to go to other hospitals for cardiac services – to have pacemakers fitted or for other treatments or more invasive procedures, which may mean they have to wait for further diagnosis and treatment.”

Tim Leggett, R G Carter Director and General Manager at Thetford says: “R G Carter is delighted to have been given the opportunity to work with the West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust on this important facility. Our focus is on delivering a successful project which will clearly make a difference to patients, their families and the wider local community.”

In the photo above from left to right: Tim Leggett, director and general manager at R G Carter Thetford, Craig Black, director of resources at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (WSFT), Steve Dunn, chief executive of WSFT, Dr Pegah Salahshouri, consultant cardiologist at WSFT, Liam Ring, consultant cardiologist at WSFT, Steve Turrell, project manager for the estates and facilities development team at WSFT, Tony Floyde, senior project manager for the estates and facilities development team at WSFT, and Hon Bon Lee, assistant contracts manager at R G Carter Thetford.