The main entrance at a North Yorkshire hospital is to undergo a major redesign, in an effort to make it more modern and accessible.
Works will include an upgrade of the self check-in and reception facilities at Harrogate District Hospital, as well as creating new informal seating areas and more toilets, which will include a changing places toilet.
The project will also see Costa Coffee and an M&S Food store move onto the site, replacing the hospital’s Café Bistro and WH Smith.
Access to the hospital will be maintained throughout the build, which starts this month and is due to be completed in spring 2027.
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust said it would work closely with partners to ensure disruption is kept to a minimum, with any changes well signposted and easy to navigate.
The trust added the build was primarily commercially funded and no funding would be taken away from frontline care, patient services or staff budgets.