House of Lords written question – answered at on 21 April 2008.
asked Her Majesty's Government:
How many new hospitals are presently under construction in England and Wales; and which of these are in north-west England.
Information on new hospital schemes under construction in England is shown in the following table (information on schemes in Wales is not held centrally by the Department of Health in England).
The table shows that of the 33 schemes currently under construction, four are within the boundaries of the North West Strategic Health Authority (SHA).
Hospital build schemes under construction in England | |||||
SHA | National Health Service trust or PCT | Capital value £m | Financial close/tender award date | Operational date | Scheme description |
East Midlands | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust | 19 | 23 December 2004 | Q2 2008 | Elderly & Mental Health Units |
East of England | Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust | 36 | 27 March 2006 | Q2 2008 | Garrett Anderson Treatment Centre |
North East | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals | 299 | 27 April 2005 | Q2 2008 | Relocation of Northern Centre for Cancer to Freeman Hospital and reconfiguration of Renal and Elderly Services. Redevelopment of Royal Victoria Infirmary. |
Yorkshire and the Humber | Hull & East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust | 67 | 21 February 2006 | Q2 2008 | Reconfiguration of Cancer facilities |
South Central | Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals | 129 | 13 December 2005 | Q2 2008 | Integrated Cancer Centre |
East Midlands | Derby Hospitals | 312 | 12 September 2003 | Q2 2008 | Consolidation of Acute Services on Derby City General Hospital site enabling the development of a community facility on the Derby Royal Infirmary site. |
East of England | South West Essex Teaching PCT | 30 | 29 June 2006 | Q3 2008 | Reprovision of Brentwood Community Hospital |
Yorkshire and the Humber | Hull & East Yorkshire Hospitals | 51 | 1 August 2006 | Q3 2008 | Cardiac Centre |
North West | St Helens Hospitals | 338 | 1 June 2006 | Q4 2008 | Acute Hospital development |
North West | Central Manchester & Manchester Children's Hospitals | 512 | 14 December 2004 | Q1 2009 | Major work to provide 3 hospitals for Women, Children, Adults and a specialist Eye Hospital |
South West | Taunton & Somerset | 21 | 28 February 2007 | Q1 2009 | Cancer Centre |
South Central | Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals | 29 | 1 May 2007 | Q1 2009 | Cardiac Centre |
West Midlands | University Hospital of North Staffordshire | 55 | 1 December 2006 | Q1 2009 | Maternity & Oncology Unit |
South West | United Bristol Healthcare/North Bristol | 64 | 16 October 2006 | Q1 2009 | Cardiothoracic Centre |
East Midlands | Sherwood Forest Hospitals | 326 | 29 October 2005 | Q2 2009 | Rebuild and refurbishment of the King's Mill site and Mansfield Community Hospital. |
East Midlands | Lincolnshire Teaching PCT | 29 | 3 May 2007 | Q2 2009 | New South Holland Community Hospital |
East of England | West Hertfordshire Hospitals | 40 | 14 October 2007 | Q2 2009 | Acute Accident Unit |
South Central | Portsmouth Hospitals | 236 | 12 December 2005 | Q2 2009 | Relocation of Acute services currently spread across three sites on to a single site (which will include a Ministry of Defence unit) |
East Midlands | Derbyshire Mental Health Services | 36 | 9 October 2007 | Q2 2009 | Reprovision of mental health services |
East of England | South Essex Partnership | 32 | 5 October 2007 | Q3 2009 | Medium & Low security Mental Health unit on Runwell hospital site |
North East | Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys | 75 | 12 December 2007 | Q1 2010 | Replacement of St Luke's hospital offering general and forensic mental health services. |
West Midlands | Walsall Hospitals | 169 | 3 November 2007 | Q1 2010 | Improving Children's services and provision of primary care centres |
West Midlands | University Hospital Birmingham/Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health | 627 | 8 June 2006 | Q1 2010 | Single site hospital to replace Selly Oak and Queen Elizabeth Hospitals and provide a new Mental Health Unit (Joint scheme with Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health) |
East Midlands | Northamptonshire Healthcare | 36 | 31 October 2007 | Q1 2010 | Reprovision of institutional Mental Health services. Includes in-patient and Adult continuing care at Pendereds hospital. |
London | North Middlesex University Hospital | 144 | 27 July 2007 | Q2 2010 | Reconfiguration of Acute Hospital services |
Yorkshire and the Humber | Mid Yorkshire Hospitals | 353 | 22 June 2007 | Q2 2010 | Rationalisation from two main sites to one at Pinderfields Hospital. Small Unit at Pontefract. |
East of England | Mid Essex Hospital Services | 148 | 6 December 2007 | Q3 2010 | Relocation of Maternity Unit and modernisation of Acute Services including DTC in Chelmsford. |
North West | Tameside & Glossop Acute Services | 109 | 13 September 2007 | Q4 2010 | Integration of services on to one site |
North West | Salford Royal Hospitals | 190 | 5 September 2007 | Q1 2011 | New build and refurbishment at Hope Hospital Salford |
London | Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children | 75 | 9 October 2006 | Q3 2011 | Reprovision of hospital buildings |
East of England | Peterborough & Stamford Hospitals | 336 | 29 June 2007 | Q1 2012 | Reconfiguration of Acute Hospital services |
West Midlands | University Hospital of North Staffordshire/Stoke | 375 | 13 June 2007 | Q4 2012 | Major new build and reconfiguration at University Hospital site |
London | Barts & the London | 1,000 | 27 April 2006 | Q4 2013 | Acute site rationalisation |
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No1 person thinks not
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