Invasive Weed Discovery Adds £200,000 to Causeway Hospital Car Park Project in Coleraine

£0.6m upgrade approved for 10-year-old MRI scanner at Antrim while additional £200k required for planned extension to Causeway Hospital car park

The Northern Health and Social Care Trust board has approved a proposed £634k upgrade of an MRI scanner at Antrim Hospital.

Invasive weed discovery adds £200,000 to Causeway Hospital car park project in Coleraine

£634k MRI upgrade approved for Antrim Hospital as Causeway car park costs rise

Tuesday 3 November 2026 A £634,000 upgrade to an MRI scanner at Antrim Area Hospital has been approved by the Northern Health and Social Care Trust board, while the cost of a separate car park expansion at Causeway Hospital has risen to £824,000 following the discovery of an invasive plant. The two developments were outlined at a recent Trust board meeting, with members approving improvements to diagnostic imaging equipment at Antrim and conside…