These 13 new pictures show off the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh ahead of official opening
The new hospital is due to open one year and eight months after its original opening date in July 2019.
Calum Campbell, NHS Lothian chief executive, said that despite delays it is a “fabulous” facility.
He said: “I don't want to see children in hospital, but if they have to be in hospital this is the place to be."
The new site includes a children's emergency department, 242 beds, 10 theatres and wards, outdoor play areas and physical and mental health specialities.
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1. Interior of the new hospital
The interior of the new Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in Edinburgh. Photo: Chris Watt Photography
2. Reception area
Reception area in the Emergency Department at the new Royal Hospital for Children and Young People Edinburgh. Photo: Jane Barlow
3. Outpatients waiting in The Pod area
Outpatient Robbie Marshall, 11, with his father Pete Marshall, waiting in The Pod area at the new Royal Hospital for Children and Young People Edinburgh. Photo: Jane Barlow
4. The Pod
The Pod area at the new Royal Hospital for Children and Young People Edinburgh. Photo: Jane Barlow