THE Royal Bolton Hospital’s £20 million supercentre for new mothers and babies is on time and on budget, with just a few months to go.

The hospital trust is getting state-of-the-art new facilities for looking after pregnant women, children and babies.

And existing parts of the hospital are also being upgraded as it becomes a regional supercentre capable of providing the highest levels of care.

The work is set to be complete in the autumn, ready for the transfer of services from Salford Royal Hospital in November, followed by those from Fairfield General Hospital, Bury, in spring 2012.

The construction workers and hospital staff are working hard to ensure everything stays on track, the trust said.

David Furnival, project director, said: “The speed at which the work has been done, while paying special attention to the quality of the facilities, has provided great challenges.

“We are a very busy hospital so implementing such ambitious plans around everyday activity has meant some detailed thought and patience from our colleagues.

“The good news is that much of the work is done and as things stand, we are looking good for completing the remaining work on schedule.”

Facilities completed so far include a new neonatal unit to care for the smallest and most vulnerable babies, refurbishment of the delivery suite where women give birth and a new antenatal day unit to monitor pregnant women and their unborn children.

Work under way includes upgrading the existing neo-natal unit to create special care and intensive care departments, finishing new operating theatres, staff rooms and a maternity assessment area, completing the new children’s unit, a new WRVS shop and giving public areas, like entrances and corridors, a facelift.