Boris Johnson promised 40 new hospitals by 2030; it now transpires that roughly half of them will not even have started by then.
Health secretary Wes Streeting has produced a new timetable for the New Hospital Programme. He promises that they will all be built... eventually. But it is going to take rather longer than the Conservatives had said.
鈥淭he New Hospital Programme we inherited was unfunded and undeliverable,鈥� Streeting said. 鈥淣ot a single new hospital was built in the past five years and there was no credible funding plan to build 40 in the next five years.鈥�
He added: 鈥淲hen I walked into the Department of Health & Social Care, I was told that the funding for the New Hospitals Programme runs out in March. We were determined to put the programme on a firm footing, so we can build the new hospitals our NHS needs.
鈥淭oday we are setting out an honest, funded, and deliverable programme to rebuild our NHS.鈥�
The seven schemes already under construction (Wave 0) will continues as planned. A further 16 (Wave 1) will start between 2025 and 2029.
The nine hospitals in Wave 2 will start construction between 2030 and 2035, while the nine in wave three will have to wait until 2035-39 before they will even start.
Morag Stuart, chief programme officer for the New Hospital Programme, said: 鈥淭his announcement by the Department of Health and Social Care provides certainty on the next steps for the New Hospital Programme.
鈥淲e will continue to work with local NHS organisations to deliver improvements to hospitals across England, including making best use of new technology and improving layouts 鈥� and ensuring future hospitals are designed to meet the needs of patients and staff.鈥�
The full revised programme is below ...
Table 1: wave 0 schemes (already under construction)
| Scheme | Cost estimate |
|---|---|
| Alumhurst Road Children鈥檚 Mental Health Unit, Dorset | 拢500 million or less |
| Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Dorset | 拢500 million or less |
| St Ann鈥檚 Hospital, Dorset | 拢500 million or less |
| Dorset County Hospital, Dorchester | 拢500 million or less |
| CEDAR Programme | Cost estimate not given |
| Oriel Eye Hospital | Cost estimate not given |
| National Rehabilitation Centre | Cost estimate not given |
Table 2: wave 1 schemes (to start construction between 2025 and 2030)
| Scheme | Expected construction start date (post-NHP review) | Cost estimate |
|---|---|---|
| Poole Hospital, Dorset | 2025 to 2026 | 拢500 million or less |
| Derriford Emergency Care Hospital, Plymouth | 2025 to 2026 | 拢500 million or less |
| Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital | 2025 to 2026 | 拢500 million or less |
| Shotley Bridge Community Hospital, Durham | 2026 to 2027 | 拢500 million or less |
| Milton Keynes Hospital | 2027 to 2028 | 拢500 million or less |
| Women and Children鈥檚 Hospital, Cornwall | 2027 to 2028 | 拢500 million or less |
| Hillingdon Hospital, north-west London | 2027 to 2028 | 拢1 billion to 拢1.5 billion |
| North Manchester General Hospital | 2027 to 2028 | 拢1 billion to 拢1.5 billion |
| West Suffolk Hospital, Bury St Edmunds (RAAC) | 2027 to 2028 | 拢1 billion to 拢1.5 billion |
| Hinchingbrooke Hospital (RAAC) | 2027 to 2028 | 拢501 million to 拢1 billion |
| James Paget Hospital, Great Yarmouth (RAAC) | 2027 to 2028 | 拢1 billion to 拢1.5 billion |
| Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King鈥檚 Lynn (RAAC) | 2027 to 2028 | 拢1 billion to 拢1.5 billion |
| Leighton Hospital (RAAC) | 2027 to 2028 | 拢1 billion to 拢1.5 billion |
| Airedale General Hospital (RAAC) | 2027 to 2028 | 拢1 billion to 拢1.5 billion |
| Frimley Park Hospital (RAAC) | 2028 to 2029 | 拢1.5 billion to 拢2 billion |
| Brighton 3Ts Hospital | 2026 to 2027 | Cost estimate not given |
Table 3: wave 2 schemes (to start construction between 2030 and 2035)
| Scheme | Expected construction start date (post-NHP review) | Cost estimate |
|---|---|---|
| Leeds General Infirmary | 2032 to 2034 | 拢1.5 billion to 拢2 billion |
| Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, Sutton | 2032 to 2034 | 拢1.5 billion to 拢2 billion |
| Whipps Cross University Hospital, north-east London | 2032 to 2034 | 拢1 billion to 拢1.5 billion |
| Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow | 2032 to 2034 | 拢1.5 billion to 拢2 billion |
| Watford General Hospital | 2032 to 2034 | 拢1.5 billion to 拢2 billion |
| Leicester General Hospital Royal Infirmary | 2032 to 2034 | 拢1 billion to 拢1.5 billion |
| Kettering General Hospital | 2032 to 2034 | 拢1 billion to 拢1.5 billion |
| Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton | 2032 to 2034 | 拢501 million to 拢1 billion |
| Torbay Hospital | 2032 to 2034 | 拢501 million to 拢1 billion |
Table 4: wave 3 schemes (to start construction between 2035 and 2039)
| Scheme | Expected construction start date (post-NHP review) | Cost estimate |
|---|---|---|
| Charing Cross Hospital and Hammersmith Hospital, London | 2035 to 2038 | 拢1.5 billion to 拢2 billion |
| North Devon District Hospital, Barnstaple | 2035 to 2038 | 拢1 billion to 拢1.5 billion |
| Royal Lancaster Infirmary | 2035 to 2038 | 拢1 billion to 拢1.5 billion |
| St Mary鈥檚 Hospital, north-west London | 2035 to 2038 | 拢2 billion or more |
| Royal Preston Hospital | 2037 to 2039 | 拢2 billion or more |
| Queen鈥檚 Medical Centre and Nottingham City Hospital | 2037 to 2039 | 拢2 billion or more |
| Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading | 2037 to 2039 | 拢2 billion or more |
| Hampshire Hospitals | 2037 to 2039 | 拢2 billion or more |
| Eastbourne District General, Conquest Hospital and Bexhill Community Hospital | 2037 to 2039 | 拢1.5 billion to 拢2 billion |
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